diff --git a/dependencies/default/requirements.txt b/dependencies/default/requirements.txt
index 0828607f..107f59f1 100644
--- a/dependencies/default/requirements.txt
+++ b/dependencies/default/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Always adjust install_requires in setup.cfg and pytest-min-requirements.txt
 # when changing runtime dependencies
-pytest >= 7.0.0
+pytest >= 7.0.0,<8
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index fdbaf625..45d70b37 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ include_package_data = True
 
 # Always adjust requirements.txt and pytest-min-requirements.txt when changing runtime dependencies
 install_requires =
-  pytest >= 7.0.0
+  pytest >= 7.0.0,<8
 
 [options.extras_require]
 testing =