diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/dev-requirements.txt b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/dev-requirements.txt
index a781fea..d0a143e 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ rituals==0.4.1
 
 coveralls==1.11.1
 pylint==2.4.4
-pytest==4.6.9
+pytest==9.0.3
 py>=1.5.2  # because of TerminalWriter
 ###attrs<18  # because dependency mess
 pytest-cov==2.8.1