diff --git a/requirements/constraints.txt b/requirements/constraints.txt
index 3bd6ac7a1500..14714000d7ad 100644
--- a/requirements/constraints.txt
+++ b/requirements/constraints.txt
@@ -128,3 +128,7 @@ xmlsec<1.3.14
 
 # moto==5.0 contains breaking changes. Needs to be updated separately.
 moto<5.0
+
+# path==16.12.0 breaks the unit test collections check
+# needs to be investigated and fixed separately
+path<16.12.0
diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index 6d1737d6c27e..08008f51b3aa 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -814,8 +814,9 @@ packaging==24.0
     #   snowflake-connector-python
 pansi==2020.7.3
     # via py2neo
-path==16.10.0
+path==16.11.0
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/kernel.in
     #   -r requirements/edx/paver.txt
     #   edx-i18n-tools
diff --git a/requirements/edx/development.txt b/requirements/edx/development.txt
index 6f898a408d29..f02192e91499 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/development.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/development.txt
@@ -1357,8 +1357,9 @@ pansi==2020.7.3
     #   -r requirements/edx/doc.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/testing.txt
     #   py2neo
-path==16.10.0
+path==16.11.0
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/doc.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/testing.txt
     #   edx-i18n-tools
diff --git a/requirements/edx/doc.txt b/requirements/edx/doc.txt
index 741dff58191a..fb3b487a8162 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/doc.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/doc.txt
@@ -957,8 +957,9 @@ pansi==2020.7.3
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
     #   py2neo
-path==16.10.0
+path==16.11.0
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
     #   edx-i18n-tools
     #   path-py
diff --git a/requirements/edx/paver.txt b/requirements/edx/paver.txt
index 344b48b6ce24..b4276d808063 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/paver.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/paver.txt
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ markupsafe==2.1.5
     # via -r requirements/edx/paver.in
 mock==5.1.0
     # via -r requirements/edx/paver.in
-path==16.10.0
-    # via -r requirements/edx/paver.in
+path==16.11.0
+    # via
+    #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
+    #   -r requirements/edx/paver.in
 paver==1.3.4
     # via -r requirements/edx/paver.in
 pbr==6.0.0
diff --git a/requirements/edx/testing.txt b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
index baec2cf04d1e..566bacd6af65 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/testing.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
@@ -1015,8 +1015,9 @@ pansi==2020.7.3
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
     #   py2neo
-path==16.10.0
+path==16.11.0
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
     #   edx-i18n-tools
     #   path-py