diff --git a/.github/workflows/cpu-torch-latest.yml b/.github/workflows/cpu-torch-latest.yml
index 5f4e2b1a3..75507da4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cpu-torch-latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cpu-torch-latest.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install deepspeed
         run: |
-          pip install pytest==8.3.5
           pip install .[dev,autotuning]
           ds_report
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hpu-gaudi2-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/hpu-gaudi2-nightly.yml
index b86ee8d4e..9a25d3205 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hpu-gaudi2-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hpu-gaudi2-nightly.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install deepspeed
         run: |
           pip install .[dev,autotuning]
-          pip install pytest==8.3.5 # pin pytest to avoid issues with pytest 8.4.0
           ds_report
 
       - name: Python environment
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hpu-gaudi2.yml b/.github/workflows/hpu-gaudi2.yml
index f01506c2f..f188b6b60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hpu-gaudi2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hpu-gaudi2.yml
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install deepspeed
         run: |
           pip install .[dev,autotuning]
-          pip install pytest==8.3.5 # pin pytest to avoid issues with pytest 8.4.0
           ds_report
 
       - name: Python environment
diff --git a/requirements/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
index eecb951d2..10a24fc69 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ future
 importlib-metadata>=4
 mup
 pre-commit>=3.2.0
-pytest>=7.2.0
+pytest>=7.2.0,<8.4.0
 pytest-forked
 pytest-randomly
 pytest-xdist