diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c76ef8f..f98d644 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ dev = [
     "mypy>=0.982,<2",
     "pre-commit>=2.0.0,<4",
     "pyright>=1.0.0,<2",
-    "pytest>=6.0.0,<8",
+    "pytest>=6.0.0,<9",
     "slotscheck>=0.1.0,<1",
     "taskipy>=1.0.0,<2",
     "tox>=3.0.0,<5",