diff --git a/ci/requirements.txt b/ci/requirements.txt
index 5e85f876e9..9be01942ca 100644
--- a/ci/requirements.txt
+++ b/ci/requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ pint==0.25.2
 pyproj==3.7.2
 scipy==1.16.3
 traitlets==5.14.3
-xarray==2025.10.1
+xarray==2025.12.0