diff --git a/py/pyproject.toml b/py/pyproject.toml
index 25a0b5d2..4a4fd679 100644
--- a/py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/py/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = [
-  "pytest < 5.0.0",
+  "pytest < 8.0.0",
   "toml >= 0.10.2"
 ]