diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c7a889633da..ff5d156fb8a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ foreach(D IN LISTS WarpX_DIMS)
                 warpx_enable_IPO(pyWarpX_${SD})
             else()
                 # conditionally defined target in pybind11
-                # https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/blob/v2.12.0/tools/pybind11Common.cmake#L397-L403
+                # https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/blob/v2.13.0/tools/pybind11Common.cmake#L407-L413
                 target_link_libraries(pyWarpX_${SD} PRIVATE pybind11::lto)
             endif()
         endif()
diff --git a/cmake/dependencies/pybind11.cmake b/cmake/dependencies/pybind11.cmake
index 50b00013f7a..e90b56b2d38 100644
--- a/cmake/dependencies/pybind11.cmake
+++ b/cmake/dependencies/pybind11.cmake
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function(find_pybind11)
             mark_as_advanced(FETCHCONTENT_UPDATES_DISCONNECTED_FETCHEDpybind11)
         endif()
     else()
-        find_package(pybind11 2.12.0 CONFIG REQUIRED)
+        find_package(pybind11 2.13.0 CONFIG REQUIRED)
         message(STATUS "pybind11: Found version '${pybind11_VERSION}'")
     endif()
 endfunction()
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ option(WarpX_pybind11_internal "Download & build pybind11" ON)
 set(WarpX_pybind11_repo "https://github.com/pybind/pybind11.git"
     CACHE STRING
     "Repository URI to pull and build pybind11 from if(WarpX_pybind11_internal)")
-set(WarpX_pybind11_branch "v2.12.0"
+set(WarpX_pybind11_branch "v2.13.6"
     CACHE STRING
     "Repository branch for WarpX_pybind11_repo if(WarpX_pybind11_internal)")