diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 1b47ea9b35d9..36c4d5b6ecfb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5628,7 +5628,7 @@ in {
   pytesseract = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytesseract { };
 
   # pytest>=6 is too new for most packages
-  pytest = if isPy3k then self.pytest_5 else self.pytest_4;
+  pytest = if isPy3k then self.pytest_6 else self.pytest_4;
 
   pytest_4 = callPackage
     ../development/python-modules/pytest/4.nix { # hypothesis tests require pytest that causes dependency cycle