diff --git a/ci/pyuvdata_min_deps_tests.yml b/ci/pyuvdata_min_deps_tests.yml
index dd453ba39d..22a212c33e 100644
--- a/ci/pyuvdata_min_deps_tests.yml
+++ b/ci/pyuvdata_min_deps_tests.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies:
   - numpy>=1.21
   - pyerfa>=2.0
   - coverage
-  - pytest>=6.2.5,<8.0
+  - pytest>=6.2.5
   - pytest-cases>=3.8.3
   - pytest-cov
   - pytest-xdist
diff --git a/ci/pyuvdata_tests.yml b/ci/pyuvdata_tests.yml
index 7389541bbf..851727d962 100644
--- a/ci/pyuvdata_tests.yml
+++ b/ci/pyuvdata_tests.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pyyaml>=5.4.1
   - scipy>=1.7
   - coverage
-  - pytest>=6.2.5,<8.0
+  - pytest>=6.2.5
   - pytest-cases>=3.8.3
   - pytest-cov
   - pytest-xdist
diff --git a/ci/pyuvdata_tests_windows.yml b/ci/pyuvdata_tests_windows.yml
index 4202913dce..92aa7bf52f 100644
--- a/ci/pyuvdata_tests_windows.yml
+++ b/ci/pyuvdata_tests_windows.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pyyaml>=5.4.1
   - scipy>=1.7
   - coverage
-  - pytest>=6.2.5,<8.0
+  - pytest>=6.2.5
   - pytest-cases>=3.8.3
   - pytest-cov
   - pytest-xdist
diff --git a/environment.yaml b/environment.yaml
index 3747a730f3..4ff5f54d81 100644
--- a/environment.yaml
+++ b/environment.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pre-commit
   - pyerfa>=2.0
   - pypandoc
-  - pytest>=6.2.5,<8.0
+  - pytest>=6.2.5
   - pytest-cases>=3.8.3
   - pytest-cov
   - pytest-xdist
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 88cc69960e..1134372711 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def is_platform_windows():
     + novas_reqs
 )
 test_reqs = all_optional_reqs + [
-    "pytest>=6.2.5, <8.0",
+    "pytest>=6.2.5",
     "pytest-xdist",
     "pytest-cases>=3.8.3",
     "pytest-cov",