diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index db75e3cb..bedd8993 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ matplotlib==3.7.2
 numpy==1.24.4
 pyglotaran==0.7.1
 tabulate==0.9.0
-xarray==2023.7.0
+xarray==2023.8.0
 
 # Documentation dependencies
 -r docs/requirements.txt