diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 3802fb2..4d1cbff 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ testing =
 	pytest-ruff >= 0.2.1
 
 	# local
+	# workaround for pytest-dev/pytest#12112
+	pytest < 8.1
 
 docs =
 	# upstream