diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e8b091b7a8fbe1f28440d171976c34dfa4703827..7b01e037189d1b976a23319a9fbfd1f0dc87e197 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ test_lint_requirements = [
 
 test_requirements = [
     'freezegun>=1.0,<1.1',
-    'pytest>=5.4,<5.5',
+    'pytest>=6.1,<6.2',
     'pytest-cov>=2.10,<2.11',
     'tox>=3.20,<3.21',
     'pexpect>=4.8,<4.9',