diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 03d144b3..a983c88c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
     "coverage>=5.3,<7.9",  # Lets us track what code is being tested
-    "pytest>=6.2,<8.4",  # test framework
+    "pytest>=6.2,<8.5",  # test framework
 ]
 doc = [
     "doc8>=0.9,<1.2",