diff --git a/ci/requirements.txt b/ci/requirements.txt
index a4e27faac50..d550f980edc 100644
--- a/ci/requirements.txt
+++ b/ci/requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ pint==0.25.3
 pyproj==3.7.2
 scipy==1.17.1
 traitlets==5.14.3
-xarray==2025.10.1
+xarray==2026.4.0