diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 84ca615..2f1329f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Homepage = "https://python-ellar.github.io/ellar-sql/"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = [
-    "pytest >= 7.1.3,<8.0.0",
+    "pytest >= 7.1.3,< 9.0.0",
     "pytest-cov >= 2.12.0,<5.0.0",
     "pytest-asyncio",
     "aiosqlite",