diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fe1681b09..4069daaba 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ strict-forcefields = [
     "matgl==1.3.0",
     "quippy-ase==0.9.14; python_version < '3.12'",
     "sevenn==0.10.4",
-    "torch==2.2.0",
+    "torch==2.8.0",
     "torchdata==0.7.1",                            # TODO: remove when issue fixed
 ]
 strict = [