diff --git a/script/update-requirements-template b/script/update-requirements-template
index b59dcac..e3f1980 100755
--- a/script/update-requirements-template
+++ b/script/update-requirements-template
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ with TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
         'pytest-cov',
         'pytest-network',
         # extra dev stuff
-        'black>=23.1.0,<24.0.0',
+        # we need to manually/explicitely bump major versions as they're
+        # likely to result in formatting changes that should happen in their
+        # own PR. This will basically happen yearly
+        # https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/the_black_code_style/index.html#stability-policy
+        'black>=24.3.0,<25.0.0',
         'build>=0.7.0',
         'isort>=5.11.5',
         'pyflakes>=2.2.0',