diff --git a/tests/py/requirements.txt b/tests/py/requirements.txt
index 6fb6128089..4da59d8717 100644
--- a/tests/py/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/py/requirements.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ pytest>=8.2.1
 pytest-xdist>=3.6.1
 pyyaml
 timm>=1.0.3
-transformers==4.40.2
+transformers==4.48.0
 nvidia-modelopt[deploy,hf,torch]~=0.17.0
 --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com