diff --git a/prereqs/pips/app_requirements.txt b/prereqs/pips/app_requirements.txt
index c70e7a01f5..983b2167d9 100644
--- a/prereqs/pips/app_requirements.txt
+++ b/prereqs/pips/app_requirements.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ lz4==4.4.3
 matplotlib==3.9.2
 msgpack==1.1.0
 nibabel == 5.2.0
-netCDF4==1.6.5
+netCDF4==1.7.2
 networkx==3.3
 numpy==1.26.4
 openvr==1.26.701