diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9b06edfd8a..a7f84b7848 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Jinja2>=3.1.4
 numpy>=2.0.0
 scipy>=1.14.1
-netcdf4>=1.7.1
+netcdf4>=1.7.4
 matplotlib>=3.7.0
 Cython>=3.0.0
 boutdata>=0.3.0