diff --git a/functest_requirements.txt b/functest_requirements.txt
index 9a263af99..73e70ba5e 100644
--- a/functest_requirements.txt
+++ b/functest_requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ansible-core!=2.13.9,!=2.14.5
-pytest<8
+pytest<9
 pytest-custom_exit_code
 pytest-xdist
 numpy
diff --git a/unittest_requirements.txt b/unittest_requirements.txt
index ba8e83803..5d9fd2ea9 100644
--- a/unittest_requirements.txt
+++ b/unittest_requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 mock
 pulp-smash @ git+https://github.com/pulp/pulp-smash.git
 pytest-django
-pytest<8
+pytest<9