diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 26ed094a..98623c36 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 tests = [
     "packaging==25.0",
-    "PyGithub==2.7.0",
+    "PyGithub==2.8.1",
     "appdirs==1.4.4",
     "requests==2.32.5",
     "PySide6==6.9.1",
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ doc = [
 freeze = [
     "pyinstaller==6.15.0",
     "packaging==25.0",
-    "PyGithub==2.7.0",
+    "PyGithub==2.8.1",
     "appdirs==1.4.4",
     "requests==2.32.5",
     "PySide6==6.9.1",