diff --git a/requirements/test.txt b/requirements/test.txt
index a861c23e..3a8f391c 100644
--- a/requirements/test.txt
+++ b/requirements/test.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ isort==6.0.1
 mypy==1.16.1
 types-protobuf==6.30.2.20250516
 pytest>=6.2.4,<9
-pytest-asyncio==0.26.0
+pytest-asyncio==1.0.0
 pytest-codspeed==3.2.0
 pytest-cov>=4.1.0
 pytest-timeout==2.4.0
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 680d655c..f7e82b29 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ async def auth_client():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def connection_params(event_loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop) -> ConnectionParams:
+def connection_params() -> ConnectionParams:
     return get_mock_connection_params()
 
 
@@ -263,10 +263,15 @@ def long_repr_strings() -> Generator[None]:
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
-def verify_no_lingering_tasks(
-    event_loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop,
-) -> Generator[None]:
+def verify_no_lingering_tasks() -> Generator[None]:
     """Verify that all tasks are cleaned up."""
+    try:
+        event_loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    except RuntimeError:
+        # No event loop running, nothing to verify
+        yield
+        return
+
     tasks_before = asyncio.all_tasks(event_loop)
     yield