diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 4b818f30996..186f2b0bcb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install --only-binary ':all:' --upgrade pip setuptools wheel build
         python -m pip install --only-binary ':all:' --no-binary curio --upgrade -e .[${{ matrix.deps }}]
-        python -m pip install --only-binary ':all:' --upgrade check-manifest pytest-cov  'pytest<8'
+        python -m pip install --only-binary ':all:' --upgrade check-manifest pytest-cov pytest
     - name: Install and update Python dependencies (dev?)
       if: ${{ contains( matrix.python-version, 'dev' ) }}
       run: |
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b012a58a5e8..97262976286 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ doc = [
 ]
 test = [
     "pytest",
-    "pytest-asyncio<0.22",
+    "pytest-asyncio",
     "testpath",
     "packaging",
 ]