diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f1af760e182..bac1b70f731 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ jobs:
             path: subworkflows/nf-core/fastq_align_bwa
     env:
       NXF_ANSI_LOG: false
-      NFTEST_VER: "0.8.4"
+      NFTEST_VER: "0.9.0"
       SENTIEON_LICENSE_MESSAGE: ${{ secrets.SENTIEON_LICENSE_MESSAGE }}
       SENTIEON_ENCRYPTION_KEY: ${{ secrets.SENTIEON_ENCRYPTION_KEY }}