diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 50e46261b..b121499d0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ strict-forcefields = [
     "matgl==1.3.0",
     "quippy-ase==0.9.14; python_version < '3.12'",
     "sevenn==0.10.4",
-    "torch==2.2.0",
+    "torch==2.9.1",
     "torchdata==0.7.1",                            # TODO: remove when issue fixed
 ]
 strict = [