diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/203.dependencies.md b/doc/changelog.d/203.dependencies.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5ac5bbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/203.dependencies.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build(deps): bump pyside6 from 6.8.0.2 to 6.8.1 in the general-dependencies group
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diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 586ba2b3..8411698f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ tests = [
     "pytest==8.3.4",
     "pytest-pyvista==0.1.9",
     "pytest-cov==6.0.0",
-    "pyside6==6.8.0.2",
+    "pyside6==6.8.1",
     "pyvistaqt==0.11.1,<1",
     "pytest-qt"
 ]