diff --git a/.github/workflows/main_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/main_ci.yml
index 9eba528..f02e2bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main_ci.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          # pytest is pinned because of gh-24
-          python -m pip install --upgrade 'pytest==6.2.5'
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pytest
           python -m pip install --upgrade lxml matplotlib
       - if: ${{matrix.platform == 'macos-latest'}}
         name: Install MacOS deps