diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 21da1b1a..820e1c31 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Homepage = "https://github.com/randovania/mercury-engine-data-structures"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = [
-    "pytest<8.0.0",  # see https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12608
+    "pytest>=8.3.1",  # see https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12608
     "pytest-cov",
 ]
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8d444259..a4d7076f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ packaging==24.1
     # via pytest
 pluggy==1.5.0
     # via pytest
-pytest==7.4.3
+pytest==8.3.1
     # via
     #   mercury-engine-data-structures (setup.py)
     #   pytest-cov