diff --git a/requirements.d/dev.txt b/requirements.d/dev.txt
index 30e958c..8c3992f 100644
--- a/requirements.d/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements.d/dev.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # packages needed for development
 -r all.txt
 django-debug-toolbar
-pytest
+pytest>=3.6
 pytest-django
 pytest-pep8
 Sphinx
diff --git a/requirements.d/travis.txt b/requirements.d/travis.txt
index ae38d83..5c744af 100644
--- a/requirements.d/travis.txt
+++ b/requirements.d/travis.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # this is mostly the stuff from dev.txt except a few packages not needed
 # on travis. the desired version of django is installed via .travis.yml.
 django-debug-toolbar
-pytest
+pytest>=3.6
 pytest-django
 pytest-pep8
 coveralls