diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3cb30597a..c01399907 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ importlib_metadata>=0.20; python_version < "3.8"
 typing_extensions>=3.7.4; python_version < "3.8"
 # Development dependencies
 cython>=0.25
-pytest>=4.6.5
+pytest>=5.2.0
 pytest-timeout>=1.3.0,<2.0.0
 mock>=2.0.0,<3.0.0
 flake8>=3.5.0,<3.6.0