diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 417bdea518d..fc8f1207ce1 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ dev =
     mypy>=1,<2
     pre-commit==3.5.0
     psutil==7.2.2
-    pyfakefs>=4.5.3,<=5.6.0
+    pyfakefs>=4.5.3,<=6.1.6
     pytest==8.4.1
     pytest-cov==7.0.0
     pytest-httpx>=0.13.0