diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index ed0f356..37b705f 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ pytest>=9.1.1
 # No upper bound needed: ruff.toml now pins `select` explicitly, so a release
 # that widens ruff's defaults can't silently change this repo's gate.
 # Verified clean on both 0.15.22 and 0.16.0.
-ruff>=0.15.22
+ruff>=0.16.0