diff --git a/tests/requirements.txt b/tests/requirements.txt
index 1a51812..9277b34 100644
--- a/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # for packaging and installation
 #fortran-compiler   # Fortran compiler across platforms through conda-forge channel
 pip
-setuptools_scm
+setuptools_scm>=6.2
 # for testing
 matplotlib