diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-128_arch-aarch64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-128_arch-aarch64.yaml
index bdfa43ecf7..4db061caee 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-128_arch-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-128_arch-aarch64.yaml
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ dependencies:
 - pre-commit
 - pydata-sphinx-theme
 - pylibraft==25.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
+- pytest
 - pytest-cov
-- pytest==7.*
 - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
 - rapids-dask-dependency==25.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - rapids-logger==0.1.*,>=0.0.0a0
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-128_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-128_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 7c597c3557..ff983ef7e2 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-128_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-128_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ dependencies:
 - pre-commit
 - pydata-sphinx-theme
 - pylibraft==25.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
+- pytest
 - pytest-cov
-- pytest==7.*
 - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
 - rapids-dask-dependency==25.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - rapids-logger==0.1.*,>=0.0.0a0
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 4c4df4304b..147b661c2f 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ dependencies:
     common:
       - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
         packages:
-          - pytest==7.*
+          - pytest
           - pytest-cov
   test_pylibraft:
     common:
diff --git a/python/pylibraft/pyproject.toml b/python/pylibraft/pyproject.toml
index aa2015b1af..9735a6e665 100644
--- a/python/pylibraft/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pylibraft/pyproject.toml
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ classifiers = [
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = [
     "cupy-cuda12x>=12.0.0",
+    "pytest",
     "pytest-cov",
-    "pytest==7.*",
     "scikit-learn",
     "scipy",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
diff --git a/python/raft-dask/pyproject.toml b/python/raft-dask/pyproject.toml
index ff39011297..d22f5935f2 100644
--- a/python/raft-dask/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/raft-dask/pyproject.toml
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ classifiers = [
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = [
+    "pytest",
     "pytest-cov",
-    "pytest==7.*",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
 
 [project.urls]