diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 24c94710..1b22aa75 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                     'click',
                     'Jinja2',
                     ],
-    tests_require=['pytest < 5;python_version<"3.5"', 'pytest;python_version>="3.5"'],
+    tests_require=['pytest < 5;python_version<"3.5"', 'pytest < 6.2;python_version=="3.5"', 'pytest;python_version>="3.6"'],
     extras_require={
         'venv metadata': ['virtualenv-api'],
         'sclize': ['spec2scl >= 1.2.0']