diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest/default.nix
index 6eb3a02661cb..17d42090876c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest/default.nix
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pytest";
-  version = "8.3.5";
+  version = "8.4.1";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-9O/nDMFOURVlrEdrV8J54SqFWxH0jyEq8QgO8iY9OEU=";
+    hash = "sha256-fGf9aRdIdzWe2Tcew6+KPSsEdBgYxR5emcwXQiUfqTw=";
   };
 
   outputs = [
@@ -42,15 +42,16 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "testout"
   ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [
     setuptools
     setuptools-scm
   ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  dependencies = [
     iniconfig
     packaging
     pluggy
+    pygments
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.11") [
     exceptiongroup
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       attrs
       hypothesis
       mock
-      pygments
       requests
       setuptools
       xmlschema