diff --git a/notebooks/requirements-test.txt b/notebooks/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/notebooks/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/notebooks/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/notebooks/samples/requirements-test.txt b/notebooks/samples/requirements-test.txt
index 060ed652e0b..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/notebooks/samples/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/notebooks/samples/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
\ No newline at end of file
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/noxfile_config.py b/noxfile_config.py
index 2a0f115c38f..0973c8621c7 100644
--- a/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/optimization/snippets/noxfile_config.py b/optimization/snippets/noxfile_config.py
index 457e86f5413..0973c8621c7 100644
--- a/optimization/snippets/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/optimization/snippets/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/optimization/snippets/requirements-test.txt b/optimization/snippets/requirements-test.txt
index 24ad1f29818..0161e90f7ad 100644
--- a/optimization/snippets/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/optimization/snippets/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 
diff --git a/parametermanager/snippets-adk/agent_global/noxfile_config.py b/parametermanager/snippets-adk/agent_global/noxfile_config.py
index 2a42a33e5e8..98a32b2e888 100644
--- a/parametermanager/snippets-adk/agent_global/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/parametermanager/snippets-adk/agent_global/noxfile_config.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/parametermanager/snippets-adk/agent_global/requirements-test.txt b/parametermanager/snippets-adk/agent_global/requirements-test.txt
index b3b2b3ca4cc..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/parametermanager/snippets-adk/agent_global/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/parametermanager/snippets-adk/agent_global/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==9.0.3
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/parametermanager/snippets-adk/agent_regional/noxfile_config.py b/parametermanager/snippets-adk/agent_regional/noxfile_config.py
index 2a42a33e5e8..98a32b2e888 100644
--- a/parametermanager/snippets-adk/agent_regional/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/parametermanager/snippets-adk/agent_regional/noxfile_config.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/parametermanager/snippets-adk/agent_regional/requirements-test.txt b/parametermanager/snippets-adk/agent_regional/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/parametermanager/snippets-adk/agent_regional/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/parametermanager/snippets-adk/agent_regional/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/parametermanager/snippets/noxfile_config.py b/parametermanager/snippets/noxfile_config.py
index 8123ee4c7e5..0076e5774d6 100644
--- a/parametermanager/snippets/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/parametermanager/snippets/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/parametermanager/snippets/requirements-test.txt b/parametermanager/snippets/requirements-test.txt
index 8807ca968dc..f70a9b5f321 100644
--- a/parametermanager/snippets/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/parametermanager/snippets/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 google-cloud-secret-manager==2.21.1
 google-cloud-kms==3.2.1
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/geospatial-classification/noxfile_config.py b/people-and-planet-ai/geospatial-classification/noxfile_config.py
index aa2149abb0d..b6cf4440b34 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/geospatial-classification/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/geospatial-classification/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    # > ℹ️ Test only on Python 3.10.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
+    # > ℹ️ Test only on Python 3.14.
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/geospatial-classification/requirements-test.txt b/people-and-planet-ai/geospatial-classification/requirements-test.txt
index 4a9e4d68dd3..60930e396c3 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/geospatial-classification/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/geospatial-classification/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 pytest-xdist==3.3.0
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/geospatial-classification/serving_app/Dockerfile b/people-and-planet-ai/geospatial-classification/serving_app/Dockerfile
index 24fe02c4ab2..9ffdf266bd0 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/geospatial-classification/serving_app/Dockerfile
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/geospatial-classification/serving_app/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.9-slim
+FROM python:3.14-slim
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/image-classification/noxfile_config.py b/people-and-planet-ai/image-classification/noxfile_config.py
index 6048504d2cd..df28cd818d6 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/image-classification/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/image-classification/noxfile_config.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
     # NOTE: Apache Beam does not currently support Python 3.12.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.12", "3.13"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/image-classification/requirements-test.txt b/people-and-planet-ai/image-classification/requirements-test.txt
index ddf696ef541..21e891cc05a 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/image-classification/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/image-classification/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 google-cloud-storage==2.16.0
 pytest-xdist==3.5.0
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/land-cover-classification/noxfile_config.py b/people-and-planet-ai/land-cover-classification/noxfile_config.py
index 228e1eb58f5..6a1ef14ed16 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/land-cover-classification/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/land-cover-classification/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    # ℹ️ Test only in Python 3.9 since that's what Dataflow currently supports:
+    # ℹ️ Test only in Python 3.14 since that's what Dataflow currently supports:
     #   https://cloud.google.com/dataflow/docs/support/beam-runtime-support
-    # "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    # "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Temp disable until team has time for refactoring tests
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/land-cover-classification/requirements-test.txt b/people-and-planet-ai/land-cover-classification/requirements-test.txt
index 7fbed6e8369..e7f296a21a0 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/land-cover-classification/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/land-cover-classification/requirements-test.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ importnb==2023.11.1
 ipykernel==6.23.3
 nbclient==0.8.0
 pytest-xdist==3.3.0
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/timeseries-classification/Dockerfile b/people-and-planet-ai/timeseries-classification/Dockerfile
index 086b13d11fd..5ce823f7f22 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/timeseries-classification/Dockerfile
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/timeseries-classification/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM python:3.10-slim
+FROM python:3.14-slim
 
 WORKDIR /pipeline
 
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip \
 
 # Set the entrypoint to Apache Beam SDK worker launcher.
 # Check this matches the apache-beam version in the requirements.txt
-COPY --from=apache/beam_python3.10_sdk:2.62.0 /opt/apache/beam /opt/apache/beam
+COPY --from=apache/beam_python3.14_sdk:2.73.0 /opt/apache/beam /opt/apache/beam
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/opt/apache/beam/boot" ]
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/timeseries-classification/noxfile_config.py b/people-and-planet-ai/timeseries-classification/noxfile_config.py
index f8531486af2..ca7ea47357d 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/timeseries-classification/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/timeseries-classification/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    # > ℹ️ Test only on Python 3.10.
+    # > ℹ️ Test only on Python 3.14.
     # > The Python version used is defined by the Dockerfile, so it's redundant
     # > to run multiple tests since they would all be running the same Dockerfile.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
+    # Note: Docker-based sample, testing only against version specified in Dockerfile (3.14)
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/timeseries-classification/requirements-test.txt b/people-and-planet-ai/timeseries-classification/requirements-test.txt
index c73bf42b80c..f840fc2a86e 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/timeseries-classification/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/timeseries-classification/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 google-api-python-client==2.131.0
 pytest-xdist==3.3.0
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/serving/Dockerfile.backup b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/serving/Dockerfile.backup
index 2ee37566e48..47113bf3d88 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/serving/Dockerfile.backup
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/serving/Dockerfile.backup
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM python:slim
+FROM python:3.14-slim
 
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY . ./
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/dataset_tests/noxfile_config.py b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/dataset_tests/noxfile_config.py
index 81b47f2ab34..16d3006025f 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/dataset_tests/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/dataset_tests/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    # 💡 Only test with Python 3.10
-    # "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.11"],
+    # 💡 Only test with Python 3.14
+    # "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Temp disable until team has time for refactoring tests
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/dataset_tests/requirements-test.txt b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/dataset_tests/requirements-test.txt
index f4245b7398e..15381c30591 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/dataset_tests/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/dataset_tests/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ipykernel==6.23.3
 nbclient==0.8.0
 pytest-xdist==3.3.0
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/overview_tests/noxfile_config.py b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/overview_tests/noxfile_config.py
index 08cdcbbe707..694f7e54512 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/overview_tests/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/overview_tests/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    # 💡 Only test with Python 3.10
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
+    # 💡 Only test with Python 3.14
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/overview_tests/requirements-test.txt b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/overview_tests/requirements-test.txt
index f4245b7398e..15381c30591 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/overview_tests/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/overview_tests/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ipykernel==6.23.3
 nbclient==0.8.0
 pytest-xdist==3.3.0
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/predictions_tests/noxfile_config.py b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/predictions_tests/noxfile_config.py
index 08cdcbbe707..694f7e54512 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/predictions_tests/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/predictions_tests/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    # 💡 Only test with Python 3.10
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
+    # 💡 Only test with Python 3.14
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/predictions_tests/requirements-test.txt b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/predictions_tests/requirements-test.txt
index f4245b7398e..15381c30591 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/predictions_tests/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/predictions_tests/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ipykernel==6.23.3
 nbclient==0.8.0
 pytest-xdist==3.3.0
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/training_tests/noxfile_config.py b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/training_tests/noxfile_config.py
index 08cdcbbe707..694f7e54512 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/training_tests/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/training_tests/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    # 💡 Only test with Python 3.10
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
+    # 💡 Only test with Python 3.14
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/training_tests/requirements-test.txt b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/training_tests/requirements-test.txt
index 316d7ea45ab..94ea22e57d3 100644
--- a/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/training_tests/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/people-and-planet-ai/weather-forecasting/tests/training_tests/requirements-test.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 ipykernel==6.23.3
 nbclient==0.8.0
 pytest-xdist==3.3.0
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/practice-folder/beginner-sample/requirements-test.txt b/practice-folder/beginner-sample/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/practice-folder/beginner-sample/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/practice-folder/beginner-sample/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/practice-folder/intermediate-sample/requirements-test.txt b/practice-folder/intermediate-sample/requirements-test.txt
index 73e69569a52..dc96a119d19 100644
--- a/practice-folder/intermediate-sample/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/practice-folder/intermediate-sample/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 google-cloud-storage==2.13.0
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/practice-folder/noxfile_config.py b/practice-folder/noxfile_config.py
index 8809d995c26..b7d8115d773 100644
--- a/practice-folder/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/practice-folder/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/privateca/snippets/noxfile_config.py b/privateca/snippets/noxfile_config.py
index 5125a5da533..b464de8ca06 100644
--- a/privateca/snippets/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/privateca/snippets/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": False,
diff --git a/privateca/snippets/requirements-test.txt b/privateca/snippets/requirements-test.txt
index bfeffa644e9..4bbc0153d24 100644
--- a/privateca/snippets/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/privateca/snippets/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 google-auth==2.38.0
 cryptography==45.0.1
 backoff==2.2.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/profiler/appengine/flexible/noxfile_config.py b/profiler/appengine/flexible/noxfile_config.py
index 5c4a4b39a25..3e4fbc74766 100644
--- a/profiler/appengine/flexible/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/profiler/appengine/flexible/noxfile_config.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
     # 3.11 is currently unsupported
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": False,
diff --git a/profiler/appengine/flexible/requirements-test.txt b/profiler/appengine/flexible/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/profiler/appengine/flexible/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/profiler/appengine/flexible/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/profiler/appengine/standard_python37/noxfile_config.py b/profiler/appengine/standard_python37/noxfile_config.py
index f61d176ce12..f27eeab556e 100644
--- a/profiler/appengine/standard_python37/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/profiler/appengine/standard_python37/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": False,
diff --git a/profiler/appengine/standard_python37/requirements-test.txt b/profiler/appengine/standard_python37/requirements-test.txt
index c021c5b5b70..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/profiler/appengine/standard_python37/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/profiler/appengine/standard_python37/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==7.2.2
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/profiler/quickstart/noxfile_config.py b/profiler/quickstart/noxfile_config.py
index aef7b534168..f27eeab556e 100644
--- a/profiler/quickstart/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/profiler/quickstart/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": False,
diff --git a/profiler/quickstart/requirements-test.txt b/profiler/quickstart/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/profiler/quickstart/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/profiler/quickstart/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/pubsub/streaming-analytics/noxfile_config.py b/pubsub/streaming-analytics/noxfile_config.py
index 17b48115e0c..932bef266b6 100644
--- a/pubsub/streaming-analytics/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/pubsub/streaming-analytics/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.14"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": False,
diff --git a/pubsub/streaming-analytics/requirements-test.txt b/pubsub/streaming-analytics/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/pubsub/streaming-analytics/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/pubsub/streaming-analytics/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/pubsublite/spark-connector/noxfile_config.py b/pubsublite/spark-connector/noxfile_config.py
index 8cf1efb88b4..629508476e6 100644
--- a/pubsublite/spark-connector/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/pubsublite/spark-connector/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    # NOTE: We currently only run the test in Python 3.8.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    # NOTE: We currently only run the test in Python 3.14.
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/pubsublite/spark-connector/requirements-test.txt b/pubsublite/spark-connector/requirements-test.txt
index b90e0072efc..98c5f8ce5f8 100644
--- a/pubsublite/spark-connector/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/pubsublite/spark-connector/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 google-cloud-dataproc==5.4.3
 google-cloud-pubsublite==1.11.1
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 google-cloud-storage==2.9.0
diff --git a/recaptcha_enterprise/demosite/app/Dockerfile b/recaptcha_enterprise/demosite/app/Dockerfile
index 101ec308050..e03b01c3ce2 100644
--- a/recaptcha_enterprise/demosite/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/recaptcha_enterprise/demosite/app/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 # Use the official lightweight Python image.
 # https://hub.docker.com/_/python
-FROM python:3.11-slim
+FROM python:3.14-slim
 
 # Allow statements and log messages to immediately appear in the Knative logs
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED True
diff --git a/recaptcha_enterprise/snippets/noxfile_config.py b/recaptcha_enterprise/snippets/noxfile_config.py
index 75d566657ce..b0171a442f5 100644
--- a/recaptcha_enterprise/snippets/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/recaptcha_enterprise/snippets/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/recaptcha_enterprise/snippets/requirements-test.txt b/recaptcha_enterprise/snippets/requirements-test.txt
index 814cf66999a..c8433d91a3d 100644
--- a/recaptcha_enterprise/snippets/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/recaptcha_enterprise/snippets/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 selenium==4.10.0
 Flask==2.2.2
 Werkzeug==2.3.8
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 pytest-flask==1.2.0
 webdriver-manager==4.0.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/retail/interactive-tutorials/events/noxfile_config.py b/retail/interactive-tutorials/events/noxfile_config.py
index 94eaaac27f5..b62583ba0f4 100644
--- a/retail/interactive-tutorials/events/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/retail/interactive-tutorials/events/noxfile_config.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # An envvar key for determining the project id to use. Change it
     # to 'PROJECT_NUMBER' if you want to opt in using a
     # build specific Cloud project. You can also use your own string
diff --git a/retail/interactive-tutorials/events/requirements-test.txt b/retail/interactive-tutorials/events/requirements-test.txt
index 7e9a7817af1..0e515abf285 100644
--- a/retail/interactive-tutorials/events/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/retail/interactive-tutorials/events/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 pytest-xdist==3.3.0
 google-cloud-testutils==1.5.0
diff --git a/retail/interactive-tutorials/product/requirements-test.txt b/retail/interactive-tutorials/product/requirements-test.txt
index 7e9a7817af1..0e515abf285 100644
--- a/retail/interactive-tutorials/product/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/retail/interactive-tutorials/product/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 pytest-xdist==3.3.0
 google-cloud-testutils==1.5.0
diff --git a/retail/interactive-tutorials/search/noxfile_config.py b/retail/interactive-tutorials/search/noxfile_config.py
index 2c248698ea7..a971867c46f 100644
--- a/retail/interactive-tutorials/search/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/retail/interactive-tutorials/search/noxfile_config.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # An envvar key for determining the project id to use. Change it
     # to 'BUILD_SPECIFIC_GCLOUD_PROJECT' if you want to opt in using a
     # build specific Cloud project. You can also use your own string
diff --git a/retail/interactive-tutorials/search/requirements-test.txt b/retail/interactive-tutorials/search/requirements-test.txt
index 4a9e4d68dd3..60930e396c3 100644
--- a/retail/interactive-tutorials/search/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/retail/interactive-tutorials/search/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 pytest-xdist==3.3.0
diff --git a/retail/snippets/requirements-test.txt b/retail/snippets/requirements-test.txt
index ad59a67d1f7..94944adc2f7 100644
--- a/retail/snippets/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/retail/snippets/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pytest
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 pytest-xdist
 mock
 google-cloud-retail>=2.10.0
diff --git a/run/django/noxfile_config.py b/run/django/noxfile_config.py
index e928b32a2d2..530fda35d75 100644
--- a/run/django/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/run/django/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature the
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/run/django/requirements-test.txt b/run/django/requirements-test.txt
index 60588b103c5..f0788b7f90e 100644
--- a/run/django/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/run/django/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 backoff==2.2.1
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 pytest-django==4.9.0
 requests==2.31.0
diff --git a/run/hello-broken/Dockerfile b/run/hello-broken/Dockerfile
index b14087fdd1c..f5683e1a388 100644
--- a/run/hello-broken/Dockerfile
+++ b/run/hello-broken/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 # Use the official Python image.
 # https://hub.docker.com/_/python
-FROM python:3.11
+FROM python:3.14
 
 # Allow statements and log messages to immediately appear in the Cloud Run logs
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED True
diff --git a/run/hello-broken/noxfile_config.py b/run/hello-broken/noxfile_config.py
index 96e1569c4e8..434acff4683 100644
--- a/run/hello-broken/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/run/hello-broken/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    # We only run the cloud run tests in py38 session.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8"],
+    # We only run the cloud run tests in py314 session.
+    # Note: Docker-based sample, testing only against version specified in Dockerfile (3.14)
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # An envvar key for determining the project id to use. Change it
     # to 'BUILD_SPECIFIC_GCLOUD_PROJECT' if you want to opt in using a
     # build specific Cloud project. You can also use your own string
diff --git a/run/hello-broken/requirements-test.txt b/run/hello-broken/requirements-test.txt
index 70f7d483286..22eed6f0bd7 100644
--- a/run/hello-broken/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/run/hello-broken/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 requests==2.31.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/run/hello-broken/requirements.txt b/run/hello-broken/requirements.txt
index dbe489e3abe..afee035f317 100644
--- a/run/hello-broken/requirements.txt
+++ b/run/hello-broken/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 Flask==3.0.3
-pytest==8.2.0; python_version > "3.0"
-# pin pytest to 4.6.11 for Python2.
-pytest==4.6.11; python_version < "3.0"
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 gunicorn==23.0.0
 Werkzeug==3.0.3
diff --git a/run/helloworld/Dockerfile b/run/helloworld/Dockerfile
index 88509b23084..2076c7f746a 100644
--- a/run/helloworld/Dockerfile
+++ b/run/helloworld/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 # Use the official lightweight Python image.
 # https://hub.docker.com/_/python
-FROM python:3.11-slim
+FROM python:3.14-slim
 
 # Allow statements and log messages to immediately appear in the logs
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED True
diff --git a/run/helloworld/requirements-test.txt b/run/helloworld/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/run/helloworld/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/run/helloworld/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/run/idp-sql/Dockerfile b/run/idp-sql/Dockerfile
index 35b5eb73263..85f41418242 100644
--- a/run/idp-sql/Dockerfile
+++ b/run/idp-sql/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # Use the official Python image.
 # https://hub.docker.com/_/python
-FROM python:3.11
+FROM python:3.14
 
 # Send stdout/stderr out, do not buffer.
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
diff --git a/run/idp-sql/noxfile_config.py b/run/idp-sql/noxfile_config.py
index cdad4b25033..09b26ed4695 100644
--- a/run/idp-sql/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/run/idp-sql/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    # We only run the cloud run tests in py39 session.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.12", "3.13"],
+    # We only run the cloud run tests in py314 session.
+    # Note: Docker-based sample, testing only against version specified in Dockerfile (3.14)
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
     # An envvar key for determining the project id to use. Change it
     # to 'BUILD_SPECIFIC_GCLOUD_PROJECT' if you want to opt in using a
diff --git a/run/idp-sql/requirements-test.txt b/run/idp-sql/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/run/idp-sql/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/run/idp-sql/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/run/image-processing/Dockerfile b/run/image-processing/Dockerfile
index 9c143da4a98..f706933dc58 100644
--- a/run/image-processing/Dockerfile
+++ b/run/image-processing/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # Use the official Python image.
 # https://hub.docker.com/_/python
-FROM python:3.11
+FROM python:3.14
 
 # Allow statements and log messages to immediately appear in the Cloud Run logs
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED True
diff --git a/run/image-processing/noxfile_config.py b/run/image-processing/noxfile_config.py
index 96e1569c4e8..434acff4683 100644
--- a/run/image-processing/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/run/image-processing/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    # We only run the cloud run tests in py38 session.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8"],
+    # We only run the cloud run tests in py314 session.
+    # Note: Docker-based sample, testing only against version specified in Dockerfile (3.14)
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # An envvar key for determining the project id to use. Change it
     # to 'BUILD_SPECIFIC_GCLOUD_PROJECT' if you want to opt in using a
     # build specific Cloud project. You can also use your own string
diff --git a/run/image-processing/requirements-test.txt b/run/image-processing/requirements-test.txt
index 3d81f0a8a54..fbb2a3cf045 100644
--- a/run/image-processing/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/run/image-processing/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 google-cloud-pubsub==2.28.0
diff --git a/run/jobs/requirements-test.txt b/run/jobs/requirements-test.txt
index 058efde4989..d6193d1434c 100644
--- a/run/jobs/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/run/jobs/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 backoff==2.2.1
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 google-cloud-logging==3.11.4
diff --git a/run/logging-manual/Dockerfile b/run/logging-manual/Dockerfile
index fb331105aca..4217df097eb 100644
--- a/run/logging-manual/Dockerfile
+++ b/run/logging-manual/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # Use the official Python image.
 # https://hub.docker.com/_/python
-FROM python:3.11
+FROM python:3.14
 
 # Allow statements and log messages to immediately appear in the Cloud Run logs
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED True
diff --git a/run/logging-manual/noxfile_config.py b/run/logging-manual/noxfile_config.py
index 96e1569c4e8..434acff4683 100644
--- a/run/logging-manual/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/run/logging-manual/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    # We only run the cloud run tests in py38 session.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8"],
+    # We only run the cloud run tests in py314 session.
+    # Note: Docker-based sample, testing only against version specified in Dockerfile (3.14)
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # An envvar key for determining the project id to use. Change it
     # to 'BUILD_SPECIFIC_GCLOUD_PROJECT' if you want to opt in using a
     # build specific Cloud project. You can also use your own string
diff --git a/run/logging-manual/requirements-test.txt b/run/logging-manual/requirements-test.txt
index cae36808290..8e436ecf1b5 100644
--- a/run/logging-manual/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/run/logging-manual/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 google-cloud-logging==3.15.0
diff --git a/run/logging-manual/requirements.txt b/run/logging-manual/requirements.txt
index dbe489e3abe..afee035f317 100644
--- a/run/logging-manual/requirements.txt
+++ b/run/logging-manual/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 Flask==3.0.3
-pytest==8.2.0; python_version > "3.0"
-# pin pytest to 4.6.11 for Python2.
-pytest==4.6.11; python_version < "3.0"
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 gunicorn==23.0.0
 Werkzeug==3.0.3
diff --git a/run/markdown-preview/editor/Dockerfile b/run/markdown-preview/editor/Dockerfile
index ba2b500b0b0..7212c08cb53 100644
--- a/run/markdown-preview/editor/Dockerfile
+++ b/run/markdown-preview/editor/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # Use the official Python image.
 # https://hub.docker.com/_/python
-FROM python:3.11-slim
+FROM python:3.14-slim
 
 # Allow statements and log messages to immediately appear in the Cloud Run logs
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED True
diff --git a/run/markdown-preview/editor/requirements-test.txt b/run/markdown-preview/editor/requirements-test.txt
index 060ed652e0b..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/run/markdown-preview/editor/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/run/markdown-preview/editor/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
\ No newline at end of file
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/run/markdown-preview/noxfile_config.py b/run/markdown-preview/noxfile_config.py
index 96e1569c4e8..e936fc449e5 100644
--- a/run/markdown-preview/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/run/markdown-preview/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    # We only run the cloud run tests in py38 session.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8"],
+    # We only run the cloud run tests in py314 session.
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # An envvar key for determining the project id to use. Change it
     # to 'BUILD_SPECIFIC_GCLOUD_PROJECT' if you want to opt in using a
     # build specific Cloud project. You can also use your own string
diff --git a/run/markdown-preview/renderer/Dockerfile b/run/markdown-preview/renderer/Dockerfile
index ba2b500b0b0..7212c08cb53 100644
--- a/run/markdown-preview/renderer/Dockerfile
+++ b/run/markdown-preview/renderer/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # Use the official Python image.
 # https://hub.docker.com/_/python
-FROM python:3.11-slim
+FROM python:3.14-slim
 
 # Allow statements and log messages to immediately appear in the Cloud Run logs
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED True
diff --git a/run/markdown-preview/renderer/requirements-test.txt b/run/markdown-preview/renderer/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/run/markdown-preview/renderer/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/run/markdown-preview/renderer/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/run/markdown-preview/requirements-test.txt b/run/markdown-preview/requirements-test.txt
index afb320380b8..2696c78e37f 100644
--- a/run/markdown-preview/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/run/markdown-preview/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 backoff==2.2.1
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 google-auth==2.38.0
 google-api-python-client==2.131.0
diff --git a/run/mcp-server/Dockerfile b/run/mcp-server/Dockerfile
index 9f8d405ca8a..5a53b08cce9 100644
--- a/run/mcp-server/Dockerfile
+++ b/run/mcp-server/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # [START cloudrun_mcpserver_dockerfile_python]
 # Use the official Python image
-FROM python:3.13-slim
+FROM python:3.14-slim
 
 # Install uv
 COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest /uv /uvx /bin/
diff --git a/run/noxfile_config.py b/run/noxfile_config.py
index 92da6db44d5..c25029080d3 100644
--- a/run/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/run/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": False,
diff --git a/run/pubsub/Dockerfile b/run/pubsub/Dockerfile
index 8750d59d28b..cee20723dd6 100644
--- a/run/pubsub/Dockerfile
+++ b/run/pubsub/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 # Use the official Python image.
 # https://hub.docker.com/_/python
-FROM python:3.11
+FROM python:3.14
 
 # Allow statements and log messages to immediately appear in the Cloud Run logs
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED True
diff --git a/run/pubsub/noxfile_config.py b/run/pubsub/noxfile_config.py
index 96e1569c4e8..434acff4683 100644
--- a/run/pubsub/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/run/pubsub/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    # We only run the cloud run tests in py38 session.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8"],
+    # We only run the cloud run tests in py314 session.
+    # Note: Docker-based sample, testing only against version specified in Dockerfile (3.14)
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # An envvar key for determining the project id to use. Change it
     # to 'BUILD_SPECIFIC_GCLOUD_PROJECT' if you want to opt in using a
     # build specific Cloud project. You can also use your own string
diff --git a/run/pubsub/requirements-test.txt b/run/pubsub/requirements-test.txt
index 305f4f14156..b9a2484d959 100644
--- a/run/pubsub/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/run/pubsub/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 backoff==2.2.1
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 google-cloud-logging==3.15.0
 google-cloud-pubsub==2.36.0
diff --git a/run/pubsub/requirements.txt b/run/pubsub/requirements.txt
index dbe489e3abe..afee035f317 100644
--- a/run/pubsub/requirements.txt
+++ b/run/pubsub/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 Flask==3.0.3
-pytest==8.2.0; python_version > "3.0"
-# pin pytest to 4.6.11 for Python2.
-pytest==4.6.11; python_version < "3.0"
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 gunicorn==23.0.0
 Werkzeug==3.0.3
diff --git a/run/service-auth/requirements-test.txt b/run/service-auth/requirements-test.txt
index de9737aeaef..975d5ee58c2 100644
--- a/run/service-auth/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/run/service-auth/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pytest==8.3.5
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 backoff==2.2.1
diff --git a/run/system-package/Dockerfile b/run/system-package/Dockerfile
index 9abfd65457f..7e16036d31e 100644
--- a/run/system-package/Dockerfile
+++ b/run/system-package/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # Use the official Python image.
 # https://hub.docker.com/_/python
-FROM python:3.11
+FROM python:3.14
 
 # Allow statements and log messages to immediately appear in the Cloud Run logs
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED True
diff --git a/run/system-package/noxfile_config.py b/run/system-package/noxfile_config.py
index 96e1569c4e8..434acff4683 100644
--- a/run/system-package/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/run/system-package/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    # We only run the cloud run tests in py38 session.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8"],
+    # We only run the cloud run tests in py314 session.
+    # Note: Docker-based sample, testing only against version specified in Dockerfile (3.14)
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # An envvar key for determining the project id to use. Change it
     # to 'BUILD_SPECIFIC_GCLOUD_PROJECT' if you want to opt in using a
     # build specific Cloud project. You can also use your own string
diff --git a/run/system-package/requirements-test.txt b/run/system-package/requirements-test.txt
index 70f7d483286..22eed6f0bd7 100644
--- a/run/system-package/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/run/system-package/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 requests==2.31.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/run/system-package/requirements.txt b/run/system-package/requirements.txt
index a4bc11c9da5..afee035f317 100644
--- a/run/system-package/requirements.txt
+++ b/run/system-package/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Flask==3.0.3
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 gunicorn==23.0.0
 Werkzeug==3.0.3
diff --git a/secretmanager/snippets-adk/agent_global/noxfile_config.py b/secretmanager/snippets-adk/agent_global/noxfile_config.py
index 873ef83d52a..94f05ebf4a6 100644
--- a/secretmanager/snippets-adk/agent_global/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/secretmanager/snippets-adk/agent_global/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/secretmanager/snippets-adk/agent_global/requirements-test.txt b/secretmanager/snippets-adk/agent_global/requirements-test.txt
index b3b2b3ca4cc..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/secretmanager/snippets-adk/agent_global/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/secretmanager/snippets-adk/agent_global/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==9.0.3
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/secretmanager/snippets-adk/agent_regional/noxfile_config.py b/secretmanager/snippets-adk/agent_regional/noxfile_config.py
index 873ef83d52a..94f05ebf4a6 100644
--- a/secretmanager/snippets-adk/agent_regional/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/secretmanager/snippets-adk/agent_regional/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/secretmanager/snippets-adk/agent_regional/requirements-test.txt b/secretmanager/snippets-adk/agent_regional/requirements-test.txt
index b3b2b3ca4cc..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/secretmanager/snippets-adk/agent_regional/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/secretmanager/snippets-adk/agent_regional/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==9.0.3
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/secretmanager/snippets/noxfile_config.py b/secretmanager/snippets/noxfile_config.py
index 71e6547cf58..94f05ebf4a6 100644
--- a/secretmanager/snippets/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/secretmanager/snippets/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/secretmanager/snippets/requirements-test.txt b/secretmanager/snippets/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/secretmanager/snippets/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/secretmanager/snippets/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/securitycenter/snippets/noxfile_config.py b/securitycenter/snippets/noxfile_config.py
index cb835de26ca..6e1da8f73ef 100644
--- a/securitycenter/snippets/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/securitycenter/snippets/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # An envvar key for determining the project id to use. Change it
     # to 'BUILD_SPECIFIC_GCLOUD_PROJECT' if you want to opt in using a
     # build specific Cloud project. You can also use your own string
diff --git a/securitycenter/snippets/requirements-test.txt b/securitycenter/snippets/requirements-test.txt
index e8c3b8ea422..483327066ed 100644
--- a/securitycenter/snippets/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/securitycenter/snippets/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 backoff==2.2.1
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 google-cloud-bigquery==3.30.0
diff --git a/securitycenter/snippets_management_api/noxfile_config.py b/securitycenter/snippets_management_api/noxfile_config.py
index dab1f337e81..06a573096ad 100644
--- a/securitycenter/snippets_management_api/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/securitycenter/snippets_management_api/noxfile_config.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
     # SKIPPED VERSIONS: due to concurrency issues editing multiple org level
     # custom modules, only test these samples on latest Python.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # An envvar key for determining the project id to use. Change it
     # to 'BUILD_SPECIFIC_GCLOUD_PROJECT' if you want to opt in using a
     # build specific Cloud project. You can also use your own string
diff --git a/securitycenter/snippets_management_api/requirements-test.txt b/securitycenter/snippets_management_api/requirements-test.txt
index bdda8c985a2..2b9135fae4c 100644
--- a/securitycenter/snippets_management_api/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/securitycenter/snippets_management_api/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 backoff==2.2.1
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 google-cloud-bigquery==3.27.0
 google-cloud-securitycentermanagement==0.1.21
diff --git a/securitycenter/snippets_v2/noxfile_config.py b/securitycenter/snippets_v2/noxfile_config.py
index 2303f240281..b8563a5df82 100644
--- a/securitycenter/snippets_v2/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/securitycenter/snippets_v2/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # An envvar key for determining the project id to use. Change it
     # to 'BUILD_SPECIFIC_GCLOUD_PROJECT' if you want to opt in using a
     # build specific Cloud project. You can also use your own string
diff --git a/securitycenter/snippets_v2/requirements-test.txt b/securitycenter/snippets_v2/requirements-test.txt
index 367779765df..4f3e0f8aff2 100644
--- a/securitycenter/snippets_v2/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/securitycenter/snippets_v2/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 backoff==2.2.1
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 google-cloud-bigquery==3.27.0
diff --git a/service_extensions/callouts/add_header/noxfile_config.py b/service_extensions/callouts/add_header/noxfile_config.py
index ef7d95212ec..de0aa8b0bd2 100644
--- a/service_extensions/callouts/add_header/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/service_extensions/callouts/add_header/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # Supported versions are >= 3.7 as per https://pypi.org/project/grpcio/
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.12", "3.13"],  # "3.9", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],  # "3.9", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/service_extensions/callouts/add_header/requirements-test.txt b/service_extensions/callouts/add_header/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/service_extensions/callouts/add_header/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/service_extensions/callouts/add_header/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/servicedirectory/noxfile_config.py b/servicedirectory/noxfile_config.py
index 9a4b880f934..0973c8621c7 100644
--- a/servicedirectory/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/servicedirectory/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/servicedirectory/requirements-test.txt b/servicedirectory/requirements-test.txt
index f3230681cda..79932f83530 100644
--- a/servicedirectory/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/servicedirectory/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 backoff==2.2.1
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/speech/microphone/noxfile_config.py b/speech/microphone/noxfile_config.py
index 0ec540a7255..91367c2b014 100644
--- a/speech/microphone/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/speech/microphone/noxfile_config.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/speech/microphone/requirements-test.txt b/speech/microphone/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/speech/microphone/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/speech/microphone/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/speech/noxfile_config.py b/speech/noxfile_config.py
index 9a4b880f934..0973c8621c7 100644
--- a/speech/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/speech/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/speech/snippets/requirements-test.txt b/speech/snippets/requirements-test.txt
index ffe1c50e113..b85518d5117 100644
--- a/speech/snippets/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/speech/snippets/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 backoff==2.2.1
 flaky==3.8.1
-pytest==8.2.0
\ No newline at end of file
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/storage/s3-sdk/requirements-test.txt b/storage/s3-sdk/requirements-test.txt
index 6ab6579568a..d3a2213188b 100644
--- a/storage/s3-sdk/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/storage/s3-sdk/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 backoff==2.2.1; python_version < "3.7"
 backoff==2.2.1; python_version >= "3.7"
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 google-cloud-storage==2.9.0; python_version < '3.7'
 google-cloud-storage==2.9.0; python_version > '3.6'
diff --git a/storage/samples/snippets/noxfile_config.py b/storage/samples/snippets/noxfile_config.py
index 7eba203a4b4..714de21685c 100644
--- a/storage/samples/snippets/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/storage/samples/snippets/noxfile_config.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def get_cloud_kms_key():
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    'ignored_versions': ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
+    'ignored_versions': ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
 
     # An envvar key for determining the project id to use. Change it
     # to 'BUILD_SPECIFIC_GCLOUD_PROJECT' if you want to opt in using a
diff --git a/storage/samples/snippets/requirements-test.txt b/storage/samples/snippets/requirements-test.txt
index 5644295d03e..e15cc53dd0f 100644
--- a/storage/samples/snippets/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/storage/samples/snippets/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-pytest===7.4.4; python_version == '3.7'
-pytest==8.3.5; python_version >= '3.8'
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 mock==5.2.0
 backoff==2.2.1
diff --git a/storage/signed_urls/requirements-test.txt b/storage/signed_urls/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/storage/signed_urls/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/storage/signed_urls/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/storagecontrol/noxfile_config.py b/storagecontrol/noxfile_config.py
index 8b10121ac24..7ba3499623e 100644
--- a/storagecontrol/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/storagecontrol/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/storagecontrol/requirements-test.txt b/storagecontrol/requirements-test.txt
index f2e02a98e66..2f210f53aa8 100644
--- a/storagecontrol/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/storagecontrol/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 google-cloud-storage==2.17.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/storagetransfer/noxfile_config.py b/storagetransfer/noxfile_config.py
index 5f01579a0c9..8b8def111b0 100644
--- a/storagetransfer/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/storagetransfer/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": False,
diff --git a/storagetransfer/requirements-test.txt b/storagetransfer/requirements-test.txt
index c43d6e65095..c6bf79da422 100644
--- a/storagetransfer/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/storagetransfer/requirements-test.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ google-cloud-pubsub==2.28.0
 google-cloud-storage==2.9.0; python_version < '3.7'
 google-cloud-storage==2.9.0; python_version > '3.6'
 google-cloud-secret-manager==2.16.1
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/talent/noxfile_config.py b/talent/noxfile_config.py
index ef5f03e58be..a0ed2d7cfd3 100644
--- a/talent/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/talent/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # An envvar key for determining the project id to use. Change it
     # to 'BUILD_SPECIFIC_GCLOUD_PROJECT' if you want to opt in using a
     # build specific Cloud project. You can also use your own string
diff --git a/talent/requirements-test.txt b/talent/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/talent/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/talent/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/texttospeech/snippets/requirements-test.txt b/texttospeech/snippets/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/texttospeech/snippets/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/texttospeech/snippets/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/tpu/noxfile_config.py b/tpu/noxfile_config.py
index 9a4b880f934..0973c8621c7 100644
--- a/tpu/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/tpu/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/tpu/requirements-test.txt b/tpu/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/tpu/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/tpu/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/trace/cloud-trace-demo-app-opentelemetry/app/Dockerfile b/trace/cloud-trace-demo-app-opentelemetry/app/Dockerfile
index 0e1124bf3ca..ff4e4207bdc 100644
--- a/trace/cloud-trace-demo-app-opentelemetry/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/trace/cloud-trace-demo-app-opentelemetry/app/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # Use the official lightweight Python image.
 # https://hub.docker.com/_/python
-FROM python:3.11-slim
+FROM python:3.14-slim
 
 RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip
 
diff --git a/trace/cloud-trace-demo-app-opentelemetry/app/requirements-test.txt b/trace/cloud-trace-demo-app-opentelemetry/app/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/trace/cloud-trace-demo-app-opentelemetry/app/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/trace/cloud-trace-demo-app-opentelemetry/app/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/trace/trace-python-sample-opentelemetry/noxfile_config.py b/trace/trace-python-sample-opentelemetry/noxfile_config.py
index 25d1d4e081c..bf200ff2d5c 100644
--- a/trace/trace-python-sample-opentelemetry/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/trace/trace-python-sample-opentelemetry/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    # > ℹ️ Test only on Python 3.10.
+    # > ℹ️ Test only on Python 3.14.
     # > The Python version used is defined by the Dockerfile, so it's redundant
     # > to run multiple tests since they would all be running the same Dockerfile.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     # "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/trace/trace-python-sample-opentelemetry/requirements-test.txt b/trace/trace-python-sample-opentelemetry/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/trace/trace-python-sample-opentelemetry/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/trace/trace-python-sample-opentelemetry/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/translate/samples/snippets/hybrid_glossaries/requirements-test.txt b/translate/samples/snippets/hybrid_glossaries/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/translate/samples/snippets/hybrid_glossaries/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/translate/samples/snippets/hybrid_glossaries/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/translate/samples/snippets/noxfile_config.py b/translate/samples/snippets/noxfile_config.py
index b9d835eefee..0973c8621c7 100644
--- a/translate/samples/snippets/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/translate/samples/snippets/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/translate/samples/snippets/requirements-test.txt b/translate/samples/snippets/requirements-test.txt
index d57b0bfd0ab..b85518d5117 100644
--- a/translate/samples/snippets/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/translate/samples/snippets/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 backoff==2.2.1
 flaky==3.8.1
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/video/live-stream/noxfile_config.py b/video/live-stream/noxfile_config.py
index 359b876b767..1b9d9e4a580 100644
--- a/video/live-stream/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/video/live-stream/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/video/live-stream/requirements-test.txt b/video/live-stream/requirements-test.txt
index 060ed652e0b..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/video/live-stream/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/video/live-stream/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
\ No newline at end of file
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/video/stitcher/noxfile_config.py b/video/stitcher/noxfile_config.py
index 68825a3b2dc..5ed96a67651 100644
--- a/video/stitcher/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/video/stitcher/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/video/stitcher/requirements-test.txt b/video/stitcher/requirements-test.txt
index 70f7d483286..22eed6f0bd7 100644
--- a/video/stitcher/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/video/stitcher/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 requests==2.31.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/video/transcoder/noxfile_config.py b/video/transcoder/noxfile_config.py
index 11bc9f65769..f27eeab556e 100644
--- a/video/transcoder/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/video/transcoder/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": False,
diff --git a/video/transcoder/requirements-test.txt b/video/transcoder/requirements-test.txt
index e4c974c1f18..186ff6e30d6 100644
--- a/video/transcoder/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/video/transcoder/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 backoff==2.2.1
 google-cloud-storage==2.9.0
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/videointelligence/samples/analyze/requirements-test.txt b/videointelligence/samples/analyze/requirements-test.txt
index 632e5ad15a8..0d2bade1bed 100644
--- a/videointelligence/samples/analyze/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/videointelligence/samples/analyze/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 backoff==2.2.1
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 flaky==3.8.1
diff --git a/videointelligence/samples/labels/requirements-test.txt b/videointelligence/samples/labels/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/videointelligence/samples/labels/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/videointelligence/samples/labels/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/videointelligence/samples/quickstart/requirements-test.txt b/videointelligence/samples/quickstart/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/videointelligence/samples/quickstart/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/videointelligence/samples/quickstart/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/videointelligence/samples/shotchange/requirements-test.txt b/videointelligence/samples/shotchange/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/videointelligence/samples/shotchange/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/videointelligence/samples/shotchange/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/vision/snippets/crop_hints/noxfile_config.py b/vision/snippets/crop_hints/noxfile_config.py
index 2f13da01288..65ffecbfbc5 100644
--- a/vision/snippets/crop_hints/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/vision/snippets/crop_hints/noxfile_config.py
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
     # Pillow 9.0.0 does not support python 3.6
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
 }
diff --git a/vision/snippets/crop_hints/requirements-test.txt b/vision/snippets/crop_hints/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/vision/snippets/crop_hints/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/vision/snippets/crop_hints/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/vision/snippets/detect/requirements-test.txt b/vision/snippets/detect/requirements-test.txt
index 632e5ad15a8..0d2bade1bed 100644
--- a/vision/snippets/detect/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/vision/snippets/detect/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 backoff==2.2.1
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 flaky==3.8.1
diff --git a/vision/snippets/document_text/noxfile_config.py b/vision/snippets/document_text/noxfile_config.py
index 2f13da01288..65ffecbfbc5 100644
--- a/vision/snippets/document_text/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/vision/snippets/document_text/noxfile_config.py
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
     # Pillow 9.0.0 does not support python 3.6
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
 }
diff --git a/vision/snippets/document_text/requirements-test.txt b/vision/snippets/document_text/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/vision/snippets/document_text/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/vision/snippets/document_text/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/vision/snippets/face_detection/noxfile_config.py b/vision/snippets/face_detection/noxfile_config.py
index 2f13da01288..65ffecbfbc5 100644
--- a/vision/snippets/face_detection/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/vision/snippets/face_detection/noxfile_config.py
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
     # Pillow 9.0.0 does not support python 3.6
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
 }
diff --git a/vision/snippets/face_detection/requirements-test.txt b/vision/snippets/face_detection/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/vision/snippets/face_detection/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/vision/snippets/face_detection/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/vision/snippets/product_search/requirements-test.txt b/vision/snippets/product_search/requirements-test.txt
index 70114e31320..6dfe34af021 100644
--- a/vision/snippets/product_search/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/vision/snippets/product_search/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 flaky==3.8.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vision/snippets/quickstart/requirements-test.txt b/vision/snippets/quickstart/requirements-test.txt
index 15d066af319..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/vision/snippets/quickstart/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/vision/snippets/quickstart/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/vision/snippets/web/requirements-test.txt b/vision/snippets/web/requirements-test.txt
index f1684cd8061..8b8e28c484c 100644
--- a/vision/snippets/web/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/vision/snippets/web/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 flaky==3.8.1
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/vmwareengine/cloud-client/noxfile_config.py b/vmwareengine/cloud-client/noxfile_config.py
index db7d1a27329..102ab884701 100644
--- a/vmwareengine/cloud-client/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/vmwareengine/cloud-client/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # An envvar key for determining the project id to use. Change it
     # to 'BUILD_SPECIFIC_GCLOUD_PROJECT' if you want to opt in using a
     # build specific Cloud project. You can also use your own string
diff --git a/vmwareengine/cloud-client/requirements-test.txt b/vmwareengine/cloud-client/requirements-test.txt
index aa83d311739..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/vmwareengine/cloud-client/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/vmwareengine/cloud-client/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest ==8.2.0
\ No newline at end of file
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/webrisk/snippets/noxfile_config.py b/webrisk/snippets/noxfile_config.py
index 10bae362df9..649a7bce435 100644
--- a/webrisk/snippets/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/webrisk/snippets/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10", "3.11"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/webrisk/snippets/requirements-test.txt b/webrisk/snippets/requirements-test.txt
index 060ed652e0b..c9e154ba440 100644
--- a/webrisk/snippets/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/webrisk/snippets/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pytest==8.2.0
\ No newline at end of file
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/workflows/cloud-client/noxfile_config.py b/workflows/cloud-client/noxfile_config.py
index 9667a05fae5..1b9d9e4a580 100644
--- a/workflows/cloud-client/noxfile_config.py
+++ b/workflows/cloud-client/noxfile_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = {
     # You can opt out from the test for specific Python versions.
-    "ignored_versions": ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8"],
+    "ignored_versions": ["3.8", "3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"],
     # Old samples are opted out of enforcing Python type hints
     # All new samples should feature them
     "enforce_type_hints": True,
diff --git a/workflows/cloud-client/requirements-test.txt b/workflows/cloud-client/requirements-test.txt
index de9737aeaef..975d5ee58c2 100644
--- a/workflows/cloud-client/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/workflows/cloud-client/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pytest==8.3.5
+pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
 backoff==2.2.1