diff --git a/requirements_dev_optional.txt b/requirements_dev_optional.txt
index 5a3340a282..b91a3c5493 100644
--- a/requirements_dev_optional.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev_optional.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ pytest-cov==4.1.0
 pytest-doctestplus==1.0.0
 pytest-timeout==2.2.0
 h5py==3.10.0
-fsspec==2023.10.0
+fsspec==2023.12.1
 s3fs==2023.10.0
 moto[server]>=4.0.8