diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index a9bb963..6c354e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install --only-binary ':all:' --upgrade pip setuptools wheel build
         python -m pip install --only-binary ':all:' --no-binary curio --upgrade -e .[${{ matrix.deps }}]
-        python -m pip install --only-binary ':all:' --upgrade check-manifest pytest-cov  pytest-json-report
+        python -m pip install --only-binary ':all:' --upgrade check-manifest pytest-cov  pytest-json-report 'pytest<8'
     - name: Install and update Python dependencies (dev?)
       if: ${{ contains( matrix.python-version, 'dev' ) }}
       run: |
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index de0e9b2..31606a8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ doc =
     docrepr
     matplotlib
     stack_data
-    pytest<8
     typing_extensions
     exceptiongroup
     %(test)s
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ qtconsole =
     qtconsole
 terminal =
 test =
-    pytest
+    pytest<8
     pytest-asyncio<0.22
     testpath
     pickleshare