diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4ca8f0b..7f575a8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ dev =
     mypy>=1.5.1,<1.14.0
     pep8-naming~=0.13.3
     pydocstyle~=6.3.0
-    pytest~=7.4.0
+    pytest>=7.4,<8.4
     pytest-cov>=4.1,<6.1
     pytest-watch~=4.2.0
     pytest-xdist~=3.3.1