diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 5c518bd6..27275790 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pytest>=6.2.2
+pytest>=6.2.2,<9
 pytest-black>=0.3.12
 pytest-cov>=2.11.1
 pytest-isort>=1.3.0