diff --git a/kerngen/requirements.txt b/kerngen/requirements.txt
index 7db8048..6906d2d 100644
--- a/kerngen/requirements.txt
+++ b/kerngen/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pydantic ~= 1.10
 
 # for dev / commits
-black ~= 24.3
+black ~= 24.4
 pylint ~= 3.2
 
 # for testing