diff --git a/.riot/requirements/d188248.txt b/.riot/requirements/1d27b17.txt
similarity index 92%
rename from .riot/requirements/d188248.txt
rename to .riot/requirements/1d27b17.txt
index c77f70d8ca2..232d6bf9471 100644
--- a/.riot/requirements/d188248.txt
+++ b/.riot/requirements/1d27b17.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.12
 # by the following command:
 #
-#    pip-compile --allow-unsafe --no-annotate .riot/requirements/d188248.in
+#    pip-compile --allow-unsafe --no-annotate .riot/requirements/1d27b17.in
 #
 attrs==25.3.0
 coverage[toml]==7.8.0
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ mock==5.2.0
 more-itertools==8.10.0
 msgpack==1.1.0
 opentracing==2.4.0
-packaging==24.2
+packaging==25.0
 parse==1.20.2
 parse-type==0.6.4
 pluggy==1.5.0
 py==1.11.0
-pytest==8.3.5
+pytest==7.4.4
 pytest-bdd==6.0.1
 pytest-cov==6.1.1
 pytest-mock==3.14.0
diff --git a/.riot/requirements/4288d15.txt b/.riot/requirements/3a9fb88.txt
similarity index 89%
rename from .riot/requirements/4288d15.txt
rename to .riot/requirements/3a9fb88.txt
index 41936e3fa4b..017cd803d7a 100644
--- a/.riot/requirements/4288d15.txt
+++ b/.riot/requirements/3a9fb88.txt
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 # This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.9
 # by the following command:
 #
-#    pip-compile --allow-unsafe --no-annotate .riot/requirements/4288d15.in
+#    pip-compile --allow-unsafe --no-annotate .riot/requirements/3a9fb88.in
 #
 attrs==25.3.0
 coverage[toml]==7.8.0
 exceptiongroup==1.2.2
 glob2==0.7
 hypothesis==6.45.0
-importlib-metadata==8.6.1
+importlib-metadata==8.7.0
 iniconfig==2.1.0
 mako==1.3.10
 markupsafe==3.0.2
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ mock==5.2.0
 more-itertools==8.10.0
 msgpack==1.1.0
 opentracing==2.4.0
-packaging==24.2
+packaging==25.0
 parse==1.20.2
 parse-type==0.6.4
 pluggy==1.5.0
 py==1.11.0
-pytest==8.3.5
+pytest==7.4.4
 pytest-bdd==6.0.1
 pytest-cov==6.1.1
 pytest-mock==3.14.0
diff --git a/.riot/requirements/1079860.txt b/.riot/requirements/3ba7e37.txt
similarity index 80%
rename from .riot/requirements/1079860.txt
rename to .riot/requirements/3ba7e37.txt
index f7bc7e1af14..3dbb32d1178 100644
--- a/.riot/requirements/1079860.txt
+++ b/.riot/requirements/3ba7e37.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.8
 # by the following command:
 #
-#    pip-compile --allow-unsafe --no-annotate --resolver=backtracking .riot/requirements/1079860.in
+#    pip-compile --allow-unsafe --no-annotate .riot/requirements/3ba7e37.in
 #
 attrs==25.3.0
 coverage[toml]==7.6.1
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ mock==5.2.0
 more-itertools==8.10.0
 msgpack==1.1.0
 opentracing==2.4.0
-packaging==24.2
+packaging==25.0
 parse==1.20.2
 parse-type==0.6.4
 pluggy==1.5.0
 py==1.11.0
-pytest==8.3.5
+pytest==7.4.4
 pytest-bdd==6.0.1
 pytest-cov==5.0.0
 pytest-mock==3.14.0
diff --git a/.riot/requirements/8ba611b.txt b/.riot/requirements/8d15996.txt
similarity index 89%
rename from .riot/requirements/8ba611b.txt
rename to .riot/requirements/8d15996.txt
index 7771081cb55..2f9057f263b 100644
--- a/.riot/requirements/8ba611b.txt
+++ b/.riot/requirements/8d15996.txt
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 # This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.9
 # by the following command:
 #
-#    pip-compile --allow-unsafe --no-annotate .riot/requirements/8ba611b.in
+#    pip-compile --allow-unsafe --no-annotate .riot/requirements/8d15996.in
 #
 attrs==25.3.0
 coverage[toml]==7.8.0
 exceptiongroup==1.2.2
 glob2==0.7
 hypothesis==6.45.0
-importlib-metadata==8.6.1
+importlib-metadata==8.7.0
 iniconfig==2.1.0
 mako==1.3.10
 markupsafe==3.0.2
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ mock==5.2.0
 more-itertools==8.10.0
 msgpack==1.1.0
 opentracing==2.4.0
-packaging==24.2
+packaging==25.0
 parse==1.20.2
 parse-type==0.6.4
 pluggy==1.5.0
 py==1.11.0
-pytest==8.3.5
+pytest==7.4.4
 pytest-bdd==4.1.0
 pytest-cov==6.1.1
 pytest-mock==3.14.0
diff --git a/.riot/requirements/1cf47d6.txt b/.riot/requirements/9d50a6f.txt
similarity index 80%
rename from .riot/requirements/1cf47d6.txt
rename to .riot/requirements/9d50a6f.txt
index 86fbda8186d..e09d60c42d8 100644
--- a/.riot/requirements/1cf47d6.txt
+++ b/.riot/requirements/9d50a6f.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.8
 # by the following command:
 #
-#    pip-compile --allow-unsafe --no-annotate --resolver=backtracking .riot/requirements/1cf47d6.in
+#    pip-compile --allow-unsafe --no-annotate .riot/requirements/9d50a6f.in
 #
 attrs==25.3.0
 coverage[toml]==7.6.1
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ mock==5.2.0
 more-itertools==8.10.0
 msgpack==1.1.0
 opentracing==2.4.0
-packaging==24.2
+packaging==25.0
 parse==1.20.2
 parse-type==0.6.4
 pluggy==1.5.0
 py==1.11.0
-pytest==8.3.5
+pytest==7.4.4
 pytest-bdd==4.1.0
 pytest-cov==5.0.0
 pytest-mock==3.14.0
diff --git a/.riot/requirements/1a1efbd.txt b/.riot/requirements/b947449.txt
similarity index 92%
rename from .riot/requirements/1a1efbd.txt
rename to .riot/requirements/b947449.txt
index 798bb12e8fc..deec944d5a0 100644
--- a/.riot/requirements/1a1efbd.txt
+++ b/.riot/requirements/b947449.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.11
 # by the following command:
 #
-#    pip-compile --allow-unsafe --no-annotate .riot/requirements/1a1efbd.in
+#    pip-compile --allow-unsafe --no-annotate .riot/requirements/b947449.in
 #
 attrs==25.3.0
 coverage[toml]==7.8.0
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ mock==5.2.0
 more-itertools==8.10.0
 msgpack==1.1.0
 opentracing==2.4.0
-packaging==24.2
+packaging==25.0
 parse==1.20.2
 parse-type==0.6.4
 pluggy==1.5.0
 py==1.11.0
-pytest==8.3.5
+pytest==7.4.4
 pytest-bdd==6.0.1
 pytest-cov==6.1.1
 pytest-mock==3.14.0
diff --git a/.riot/requirements/16cebb7.txt b/.riot/requirements/fb8986c.txt
similarity index 92%
rename from .riot/requirements/16cebb7.txt
rename to .riot/requirements/fb8986c.txt
index 730907cf123..309fbfc1087 100644
--- a/.riot/requirements/16cebb7.txt
+++ b/.riot/requirements/fb8986c.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.10
 # by the following command:
 #
-#    pip-compile --allow-unsafe --no-annotate .riot/requirements/16cebb7.in
+#    pip-compile --allow-unsafe --no-annotate .riot/requirements/fb8986c.in
 #
 attrs==25.3.0
 coverage[toml]==7.8.0
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ mock==5.2.0
 more-itertools==8.10.0
 msgpack==1.1.0
 opentracing==2.4.0
-packaging==24.2
+packaging==25.0
 parse==1.20.2
 parse-type==0.6.4
 pluggy==1.5.0
 py==1.11.0
-pytest==8.3.5
+pytest==7.4.4
 pytest-bdd==6.0.1
 pytest-cov==6.1.1
 pytest-mock==3.14.0
diff --git a/riotfile.py b/riotfile.py
index 4e3637e7153..f178f553bb3 100644
--- a/riotfile.py
+++ b/riotfile.py
@@ -1550,6 +1550,7 @@ def select_pys(min_version: str = MIN_PYTHON_VERSION, max_version: str = MAX_PYT
             pkgs={
                 "msgpack": latest,
                 "more_itertools": "<8.11.0",
+                "pytest": "==7.4.4",
                 "pytest-randomly": latest,
                 "pytest-bdd": [
                     ">=4.0,<5.0",