diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e972b4b604..8b122cbabe 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     python_requires='>=3.8',
     extras_require={
         'dev': ['tox>=3', 'flake8', 'pep8-naming', 'wheel', 'twine'],
-        'test': ['pytest>=7',
+        'test': ['pytest>=7,<8.1',
                  'pytest-mock>=3',
                  'pytest-cov', 'coverage'],
         'docs': ['sphinx>=5,<7', 'sphinx-autodoc-typehints', 'sphinx-rtd-theme'],