diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
index f0ee2cc38b..e942e7f275 100644
--- a/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 # additional test tools for linting and coverage measurement
 coverage==6.5.0
-black==22.8.0
+black==22.10.0
 isort==5.10.1
 pylint==2.15.3
 mypy==0.982