diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 518b54423..33d04f442 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ ntc_templates
 pyats >= 21.4 ; python_version < '3.11'
 # fix genie version for python version less than 3.11
 genie == 24.3 ; python_version < '3.11'
-# use the latest genie version for every Python version greater than 3.11
-genie
+# use the latest genie version for every Python version greater than 3.11 and less than 3.13
+genie ; python_version < '3.13' and python_version >= '3.11'
 passlib