diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index cfa144a25..d07befa55 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Suggests:
     magrittr (>= 1.5),
     rmarkdown (>= 2.23),
     shiny (>= 1.6.0),
-    testthat (>= 3.1.5),
+    testthat (>= 3.1.8),
     withr (>= 2.0.0)
 VignetteBuilder:
     knitr,