diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e1daa48..a03c2a8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pycryptodome = "^3.19.1"
 pre-commit = "^3.0.3"
 coverage = "^7.2.7"
 pyclean = "^2.2.0"
-pytest = "^7.2.1"
+pytest = ">=7.2.1,<9.0.0"
 black = ">=23.1,<25.0"
 tqdm = "^4.66.1"