diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8e8977b57..1d274fc0a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     "tests":
     [
-        "pytest",
+        "pytest<8.0.0",
         "nbmake",
         "scipy",
         "imageio[pyav]",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
     "tests-desktop":
     [
-        "pytest",
+        "pytest<8.0.0",
         "scipy",
         "imageio",
         "scikit-learn",