diff --git a/metaspace/engine/docs/rtd_requirements.txt b/metaspace/engine/docs/rtd_requirements.txt
index b2c07fb40..25338bcec 100644
--- a/metaspace/engine/docs/rtd_requirements.txt
+++ b/metaspace/engine/docs/rtd_requirements.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ matplotlib==1.5.3
 mock==1.3.0
 numpydoc
 py4j==0.9
-pytest==2.8.2
+pytest==9.0.3
 tornado==6.5.1
 recommonmark
 Fabric>=1.10.2