diff --git a/tests/testthat/test_normlaplacian.R b/tests/testthat/test_normlaplacian.R
index 0bc498a2..8ccdc811 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test_normlaplacian.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test_normlaplacian.R
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ test_that("normalized laplacian", {
 
   # 115: ensure irlba code path gets tested if we can avoid Matrix ABI issue
   if (exists("Matrix.Version", envir = asNamespace("Matrix")) &&
-    Matrix::Matrix.Version()$package >= "1.6.3") {
+    Matrix::Matrix.Version()$package >= "1.7.0") {
     res <- irlba_tsvd_normalized_laplacian_init(sparse_m)
     expect_equal(abs(res), abs_expected_norm_lap, tolerance = 0.2)
 
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test_output.R b/tests/testthat/test_output.R
index 741dabaa..96c133d5 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test_output.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test_output.R
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ expect_ok_matrix(res, nc = 1)
 # enforce irlba for spectral initialization even if RSpectra is present
 # 115: ensure irlba code path gets tested if we can avoid Matrix ABI issue
 if (exists("Matrix.Version", envir = asNamespace("Matrix")) &&
-  Matrix::Matrix.Version()$package >= "1.6.3") {
+  Matrix::Matrix.Version()$package >= "1.7.0") {
   res <- umap(iris10,
     n_components = 1, n_neighbors = 4, n_epochs = 2,
     n_threads = 1, verbose = FALSE, init = "irlba_spectral"