diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 6553a674..c2b8cf1d 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ build
 conda-lock
 pre-commit
 pytest-cov
-pytest>=4.6
+pytest>=4.6,<8
 pyyaml
 requests_mock