diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 61b983b5b..ba97bd113 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ commands =
 deps =
     setuptools>=39.0
     wheel
-whitelist_externals = rm
+allowlist_externals = rm
 commands =
     rm -rf dist
     python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel