diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
index 9e2b2f2cc9..26bdefd7f2 100644
--- a/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 # additional test tools for linting and coverage measurement
 coverage==6.4.4
-black==22.6.0
+black==22.8.0
 isort==5.10.1
 pylint==2.15.0
 mypy==0.971