diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9e81fe41..78f7b2e9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "bencode-py==4.0.0",
     "bleach==6.3.0",
     "django==5.2.14",
-    "django-countries==8.2.0",
+    "django-countries==9.0.0",
     "django-csp==4.0",
     "django-prometheus==2.5.0",
     "feedparser==6.0.12",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 76a38e1d..f2058427 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "bencode-py", specifier = "==4.0.0" },
     { name = "bleach", specifier = "==6.3.0" },
     { name = "django", specifier = "==5.2.14" },
-    { name = "django-countries", specifier = "==8.2.0" },
+    { name = "django-countries", specifier = "==9.0.0" },
     { name = "django-csp", specifier = "==4.0" },
     { name = "django-prometheus", specifier = "==2.5.0" },
     { name = "feedparser", specifier = "==6.0.12" },
@@ -258,15 +258,15 @@ wheels = [
 
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-version = "8.2.0"
+version = "9.0.0"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "asgiref" },
     { name = "typing-extensions" },
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+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/5c/bb/5a17b339852f6486d02b4dd0033132082976c71f049ee909ccb42917be52/django_countries-9.0.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:21fce461733c856355c487d1f24b71338599482505004a0c2e521fd574a59fb1", size = 931759, upload-time = "2026-06-10T00:39:26.851Z" },
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