diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5d5402e13bf..3dbdfad0515 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             "nbformat",
             "pre-commit",
             "pytest-asyncio",
-            "pytest>=6.1.1",
+            "pytest>=6.1.1,<8",
         ],
         "blendsearch": ["flaml[blendsearch]"],
         "mathchat": ["sympy", "pydantic==1.10.9", "wolframalpha"],