diff --git a/functest_requirements.txt b/functest_requirements.txt
index 2eb4965668d..af790297157 100644
--- a/functest_requirements.txt
+++ b/functest_requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ aiohttp
 django
 dynaconf
 drf-spectacular
-pytest<8
+pytest<9
 pytest-custom_exit_code
 pytest-xdist
 python-gnupg
diff --git a/unittest_requirements.txt b/unittest_requirements.txt
index eb281edff43..53e13a6a0d0 100644
--- a/unittest_requirements.txt
+++ b/unittest_requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Unit test requirements
 mock
 aiotools
-pytest<8
+pytest<9
 pytest-django
 pytest-asyncio
 pytest-aiohttp