diff --git a/requirements/constraints.txt b/requirements/constraints.txt
index 1ba6c9f..f87c06a 100644
--- a/requirements/constraints.txt
+++ b/requirements/constraints.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/edx-lint/master/edx_lint/files/common_constraints.txt
 
 # pytest>=5.6.0 fails to fetch the tests and hence all the tests fail
-#pytest<5.6.0
+pytest>= 6.2.5
+
 
 pytest-xdist<2.0.0
 
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index 8cf3105..ca0c849 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ pyproject-hooks==1.0.0
     #   build
 pytest==7.4.4
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/doc.txt
     #   pytest-cov
     #   pytest-forked
diff --git a/requirements/django-test.txt b/requirements/django-test.txt
index 7d7a928..c5b2d06 100644
--- a/requirements/django-test.txt
+++ b/requirements/django-test.txt
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ pymongo==3.13.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
 pytest==7.4.4
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   pytest-cov
     #   pytest-django
diff --git a/requirements/doc.txt b/requirements/doc.txt
index f5a616f..6a05287 100644
--- a/requirements/doc.txt
+++ b/requirements/doc.txt
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ pymongo==3.13.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
 pytest==7.4.4
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   pytest-cov
     #   pytest-forked
diff --git a/requirements/test.txt b/requirements/test.txt
index 2ce2f74..23f2320 100644
--- a/requirements/test.txt
+++ b/requirements/test.txt
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ pymongo==3.13.0
     # via -r requirements/base.txt
 pytest==7.4.4
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/test.in
     #   pytest-cov
     #   pytest-forked