diff --git a/requirements-testing.txt b/requirements-testing.txt
index e060c40911..c82083d7bd 100644
--- a/requirements-testing.txt
+++ b/requirements-testing.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-pytest>=9.0.3,<9.1
+pytest>=7.2,<9.1
 pytest-runner<6.0.2
 pytest-cov<7.1.1
-flake8-pyproject>=1.2.4,<1.2.5
+flake8-pyproject>=1.2.3,<1.2.5
 nbval<0.11.1
 scipy<1.15.4
 pooch<1.9.1
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ce4a8eadcf..5288fd0b78 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 pip>=9.0.1
 numpy>=1.26,<=2.4.3
 sympy>=1.12.1,<1.15
-psutil>=7.2.2,<8.0
+psutil>=5.1.0,<8.0
 py-cpuinfo<10
-cgen>=2025.1,<2026
+cgen>=2020.1,<2026
 codepy>=2019.1,<2025
 multidict<6.3
 anytree>=2.4.3,<=2.13.0