diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2920691e..81ef4cc7 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ dev =
     flake8>=3.7.9
     Flask-Testing>=0.8.1
     isort>=5.0.0
-    pytest>=5.4.1
+    pytest>=6.2.5
     tox>=3.14.6
     zest.releaser>=6.20.1
     psycopg2-binary>=2.9,<3