diff --git a/doc/changes/dev/13814.dependency.rst b/doc/changes/dev/13814.dependency.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0466f724fb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changes/dev/13814.dependency.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Updated minimum for:
+
+- Core dependency ``scipy >= 1.13``
+
+Changed implemented via CI action created by `Thomas Binns`_.
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index d6e573c8372..4bc85279dc8 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ dependencies:
   - qdarkstyle !=3.2.2
   - qtpy
   - scikit-learn >=1.4
-  - scipy >=1.12
+  - scipy >=1.13
   - sip
   - snirf
   - statsmodels >=0.6
diff --git a/mne/tests/test_chpi.py b/mne/tests/test_chpi.py
index dbebeeb2eca..925ad14018a 100644
--- a/mne/tests/test_chpi.py
+++ b/mne/tests/test_chpi.py
@@ -885,9 +885,11 @@ def assert_slopes_correlated(actual_meas, desired_meas, *, lim=(0.99, 1.0)):
 @testing.requires_testing_data
 def test_refit_hpi_locs_basic():
     """Test that HPI locations can be refit."""
-    if not check_version("scipy", "1.13"):
-        # TODO VERSION remove when scipy >= 1.13 is required
-        pytest.xfail("SciPy 1.12 has an lwork bug affecting this test")
+    if not check_version("scipy", "1.14"):
+        # TODO VERSION remove when scipy >= 1.14 is required (gh mne-python #13814)
+        # Test fails on "old" job with SciPy 1.12 and 1.13. Will need to see after
+        # 2026-06-24 whether bumping min SciPy version to 1.14 fixes this.
+        pytest.xfail("SciPy 1.13 has an lwork bug affecting this test")
     raw = read_raw_fif(chpi_fif_fname, allow_maxshield="yes").crop(0, 2).load_data()
     # These should be similar (and both should work)
     locs = compute_chpi_amplitudes(raw, t_step_min=2, t_window=1)
diff --git a/mne/viz/backends/_pyvista.py b/mne/viz/backends/_pyvista.py
index b24084e60f5..a5bef386502 100644
--- a/mne/viz/backends/_pyvista.py
+++ b/mne/viz/backends/_pyvista.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def __init__(
         from .._3d import _get_3d_option
 
         # TODO VERSION change whenever PyVista min gets updated:
-        _require_version("pyvista", "use 3D rendering", "0.42")
+        _require_version("pyvista", "use 3D rendering", "0.43")
         multi_samples = _get_3d_option("multi_samples")
         # multi_samples > 1 is broken on macOS + Intel Iris + volume rendering
         if platform.system() == "Darwin":
diff --git a/mne/viz/tests/test_raw.py b/mne/viz/tests/test_raw.py
index 53f7d82e214..5691f1fdc9e 100644
--- a/mne/viz/tests/test_raw.py
+++ b/mne/viz/tests/test_raw.py
@@ -347,9 +347,6 @@ def test_scale_bar(browser_backend):
 def test_plot_raw_selection(raw, browser_backend):
     """Test selection mode of plot_raw()."""
     ismpl = browser_backend.name == "matplotlib"
-    if ismpl and os.getenv("MNE_CI_KIND") == "pip-pre":
-        # TODO VERSION FIX SOON AFTER 2026/01/26!
-        pytest.xfail("Needs mpl gh-31031")
     with raw.info._unlock():
         raw.info["lowpass"] = 10.0  # allow heavy decim during plotting
     browser_backend._close_all()  # ensure all are closed
@@ -794,9 +791,6 @@ def test_plot_misc_auto(browser_backend):
 def test_plot_annotations(raw, browser_backend):
     """Test annotation mode of the plotter."""
     ismpl = browser_backend.name == "matplotlib"
-    if ismpl and os.getenv("MNE_CI_KIND") == "pip-pre":
-        # TODO VERSION FIX SOON AFTER 2026/01/26!
-        pytest.xfail("Needs mpl gh-31031")
     with raw.info._unlock():
         raw.info["lowpass"] = 10.0
     _annotation_helper(raw, browser_backend)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d9ec1bbcefa..81093d74258 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "numpy >= 1.26, < 3",  # released 2023-09-16, will become 2.0 on 2026-06-16
   "packaging",
   "pooch >= 1.5",
-  "scipy >= 1.12",  # released 2024-01-20, will become 1.13 on 2026-04-02
+  "scipy >= 1.13",  # released 2024-04-02, will become 1.14 on 2026-06-24
   "tqdm >= 4.66",
 ]
 description = "MNE-Python project for MEG and EEG data analysis."
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