diff --git a/tools/req_ci.txt b/tools/req_ci.txt
index c8183b3b9c1..5216e059c8e 100644
--- a/tools/req_ci.txt
+++ b/tools/req_ci.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # these requirements are used to make sure the tests run only with versions known to work on GitHub actions
 # the "normal" requirements should be used in addition
-ortools==9.5.2237; python_version < '3.12'
+ortools==9.10.4067; python_version >= '3.8'
 pandas<2.2.0
 matplotlib==3.8.4; python_version >= '3.9'
 contourpy==1.2.1; python_version >= '3.9'