diff --git a/requirements/_docs.txt b/requirements/_docs.txt
index d5f584c6e98..1f30a734e3a 100644
--- a/requirements/_docs.txt
+++ b/requirements/_docs.txt
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ pydantic > 1.0.0, < 3.0.0
 # todo: until this has resolution - https://github.com/sphinx-gallery/sphinx-gallery/issues/1290
 # Image
 scikit-image ~=0.22; python_version < "3.10"
-scikit-image ~=0.24; python_version > "3.9"  # we do not use `> =` because of oldest replcement
+scikit-image ~=0.25; python_version > "3.9"  # we do not use `> =` because of oldest replcement
diff --git a/requirements/image_test.txt b/requirements/image_test.txt
index 956a370fa0e..eafa93bed63 100644
--- a/requirements/image_test.txt
+++ b/requirements/image_test.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # NOTE: the upper bound for the package version is only set for CI stability, and it is dropped while installing this package
 #  in case you want to preserve/enforce restrictions on the latest compatible version, add "strict" as an in-line comment
 
-scikit-image >=0.19.0, <0.25.0
+scikit-image >=0.19.0, <0.26.0
 kornia >=0.6.7, <0.8.0
 pytorch-msssim ==1.0.0
 sewar >=0.4.4, <=0.4.6