diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index fba604a1..b2ba15ee 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ To avail of fixes in an unreleased version, please download a ZIP file
 In progress (unreleased)
 ------------------------
 
+* :gh:issue:`1287` tests: Bump dependencies
+
 
 v0.3.28 (2025-09-17)
 --------------------
diff --git a/tests/ansible/requirements.txt b/tests/ansible/requirements.txt
index 11457e66..98184e89 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/ansible/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 paramiko==2.12.0;           python_version <= '2.7'
-paramiko==3.5.0;            python_version >= '3.6'
+paramiko==3.5.1;            python_version >= '3.6' and python_version <= '3.8'
+paramiko==4.0.0;            python_version >= '3.9'
 
 # Incompatible with pip >= 72, due to removal of `setup.py test`:
 #   ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'setuptools.command.test'
@@ -7,7 +8,8 @@ paramiko==3.5.0;            python_version >= '3.6'
 hdrhistogram==0.6.1
 
 ncclient==0.6.13; python_version <= '2.7'
-ncclient==0.6.16; python_version > '2.7'
+ncclient==0.6.19;           python_version >= '3.5'
 
 PyYAML==3.11; python_version < '2.7'
-PyYAML==5.3.1; python_version >= '2.7'  # Latest release (Jan 2021)
+PyYAML==5.4.1;              python_version >= '2.7' and python_version <= '3.7'
+PyYAML==6.0.2;              python_version >= '3.8'
diff --git a/tests/requirements.txt b/tests/requirements.txt
index c5671b37..571f89d9 100644
--- a/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
-cffi==1.15.1;               python_version < '3.8'
-cffi==1.17.1;               python_version >= '3.8'
-
 coverage==5.5;              python_version == '2.7'
 coverage==6.2;              python_version == '3.6'
 coverage==7.2.7;            python_version == '3.7'
-coverage==7.4.3;            python_version >= '3.8'
+coverage==7.5.4;            python_version == '3.8'
+coverage==7.10.6;           python_version >= '3.9'
 
 Django==1.11.29;    python_version < '3.0'
 Django==3.2.20;     python_version >= '3.6'
 
 mock==3.0.5;                python_version == '2.7'
-mock==5.1.0;                python_version >= '3.6'
+mock==5.2.0;                python_version >= '3.6'
 
-pexpect==4.8
+pexpect==4.9
 
-psutil==5.9.8
+psutil==6.1.1;              python_version <= '2.7'
+psutil==7.1.0;              python_version >= '3.6'
 
 pytest==4.6.11;             python_version == '2.7'
 pytest==7.0.1;              python_version == '3.6'
 pytest==7.4.4;              python_version == '3.7'
-pytest==8.0.2;              python_version >= '3.8'
+pytest==8.3.5;              python_version == '3.8'
+pytest==8.4.2;              python_version >= '3.9'
 
 subprocess32==3.5.4; python_version < '3.0'
 timeoutcontext==1.2.0
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ idna==2.7; python_version < '2.7'
 
 virtualenv==20.15.1;        python_version == '2.7'
 virtualenv==20.17.1;        python_version == '3.6'
-virtualenv==20.25.1;        python_version >= '3.7'
+virtualenv==20.26.6;        python_version == '3.7'
+virtualenv==20.34.0;        python_version >= '3.8'
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9fa61dc6..da44ff0d 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # 2.7  <= 2.11    <= 2.16    <= 5.5     <= 1.11.29 <= 2.11.3  <= 20                 <= 4.6.11  <= 3.28    <= 20.15²
 # 3.5  <= 2.11    <= 2.15    <= 5.5     <= 2.2.28  <= 2.11.3  <= 20      <= 5.9.5   <= 6.1.0   <= 3.28    <= 20.15²
 # 3.6  <= 2.11    <= 2.16    <= 6.2     <= 3.2.20  <= 3.0.3   <= 21                 <= 7.0.1   <= 3.28    <= 20.17²
-# 3.7  <= 2.12    <= 2.17    <= 7.2.7   <= 3.2.20                                   <= 7.4.4   <= 4.8.0
+# 3.7  <= 2.12    <= 2.17    <= 7.2.7   <= 3.2.20                                   <= 7.4.4   <= 4.8.0   <= 20.26.6²
 # 3.8  <= 2.12
 # 3.9  <= 2.15
 # 3.10 <= 2.17
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@
 #    Python 3.12 removed deprecated httplib.HTTPSConnection() arguments.
 #    https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/80751
 #
-# 2. Higher virtualenv versions cannot run under this Python version. They can
-#    still generate virtual environments for it.
+# 2. Higher Virtualenv versions do not support this Python as *host* Python.
+#    Virtualenv <= 20.21.1 supports creating virtualenvs with any *target* Python.
+#    Virtualenv >= 20.22 supports creating virtualenvs with target Python >= 3.7.
+#    https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/latest/#compatibility
 
 # Ansible            Dependency
 # ================== ======================
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ deps =
     ans9: ansible~=9.0
     ans10: ansible~=10.0
     ans11: ansible~=11.0
-    ans12: ansible>=12.0.0b2
+    ans12: ansible~=12.0
 install_command =
     python -m pip --no-python-version-warning --disable-pip-version-check install {opts} {packages}
 commands_pre =