diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 3528f12c66a8b..e06c059d20b63 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies:
   - meson-python=0.13.1
 
   # test dependencies
-  - pytest>=7.3.2
+  - pytest>=7.3.2,<8.1.0
   - pytest-cov
   - pytest-xdist>=2.2.0
   - pytest-qt>=4.2.0