diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4a0d14af3..a21753c11 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ packages = find:
 dev =
     docutils==0.15.2
     sphinx
-    pytest==6.0.1
+    pytest==7.2.0
     pytest-cov==2.10.0
     flake8
     sphinx_gallery