diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f357a91..6ad1959 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Source = "https://github.com/aiidaplugins/aiida-lammps"
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 tests = [
     'pgtest~=1.3',
-    'pytest~=6.0',
+    'pytest~=7.4',
     'pytest-regressions~=2.3',
     "pytest-cov",
     "coverage",