diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6b3b358..52202f7 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ tests =
     pytest-invenio>=1.4.0
     sphinx>=4.5
     redis>=3.5
+    # remove after flask pin in pytest has been removed
+    werkzeug<3.1.0
 
 [build_sphinx]
 source-dir = docs/