diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 31b114fd..9ecdba49 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 norecursedirs=dist build .tox .eggs
 addopts=--doctest-modules
 doctest_optionflags=ALLOW_UNICODE ELLIPSIS
-# workaround for warning pytest-dev/pytest#6178
-junit_family=xunit2
 filterwarnings=
 	# Suppress deprecation warning in flake8
 	ignore:SelectableGroups dict interface is deprecated::flake8
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 69eb0ee6..0f7d652d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ exclude =
 [options.extras_require]
 testing =
 	# upstream
-	pytest >= 4.6
+	pytest >= 6
 	pytest-checkdocs >= 2.4
 	pytest-flake8
 	pytest-black >= 0.3.7; \