diff --git a/tests/py/requirements.txt b/tests/py/requirements.txt
index 94db519d28..adacf35826 100644
--- a/tests/py/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/py/requirements.txt
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ pytest-xdist>=3.6.1
 pyyaml
 timm>=1.0.3
 transformers==4.49.0
-nvidia-modelopt[all]~=0.27.0; python_version < "3.13"
+nvidia-modelopt[all]~=0.27.0; python_version >'3.9' and python_version <'3.13'
 --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com