diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 83d8de0d018..8776fe5a29e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ lint = [
     "mypy==1.16.1",
     "sphinx-lint>=0.9",
     "types-colorama==0.4.15.20240311",
-    "types-defusedxml==0.7.0.20250516",
+    "types-defusedxml==0.7.0.20250708",
     "types-docutils==0.21.0.20250525",
     "types-Pillow==10.2.0.20240822",
     "types-Pygments==2.19.0.20250516",
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ types = [
 type-stubs = [
     # align with versions used elsewhere
     "types-colorama==0.4.15.20240311",
-    "types-defusedxml==0.7.0.20250516",
+    "types-defusedxml==0.7.0.20250708",
     "types-docutils==0.21.0.20250525",
     "types-Pillow==10.2.0.20240822",
     "types-Pygments==2.19.0.20250516",