diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3a51885c8..01812e6f6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def rtd_dependent_deps():
 # Development dependencies without keystone
 dev_noks = (
     native_deps
-    + ["coverage", "Sphinx", "pytest==5.3.0", "pytest-xdist==1.30.0", "pytest-cov==2.8.1", "jinja2"]
+    + ["coverage", "Sphinx", "pytest>=5.3.0", "pytest-xdist>=1.30.0", "pytest-cov>=2.8.1", "jinja2"]
     + lint_deps
     + auto_test_deps
 )