diff --git a/.ci_support/environment-mpich.yml b/.ci_support/environment-mpich.yml
index f2d51fc0..db5fb804 100644
--- a/.ci_support/environment-mpich.yml
+++ b/.ci_support/environment-mpich.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ dependencies:
   - mpi4py =3.1.5
   - pympipool =0.7.9
   - ase =3.22.1
-  - scipy =1.11.4
+  - scipy =1.12.0
diff --git a/.ci_support/environment-openmpi.yml b/.ci_support/environment-openmpi.yml
index 2b129157..1c701351 100644
--- a/.ci_support/environment-openmpi.yml
+++ b/.ci_support/environment-openmpi.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ dependencies:
   - mpi4py =3.1.5
   - pympipool =0.7.9
   - ase =3.22.1
-  - scipy =1.11.4
+  - scipy =1.12.0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7406bb11..77776776 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Repository = "https://github.com/pyiron/pylammpsmpi"
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 ase = [
     "ase==3.22.1",
-    "scipy==1.11.4",
+    "scipy==1.12.0",
 ]
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]