diff --git a/package/python-pytest/Config.in b/package/python-pytest/Config.in
index b42457e67d..912dc4949b 100644
--- a/package/python-pytest/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-pytest/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYTEST
 	bool "python-pytest"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_ATTRS # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_INICONFIG # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PACKAGING # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PLUGGY # runtime
diff --git a/package/python-pytest/python-pytest.hash b/package/python-pytest/python-pytest.hash
index e710003535..1d5a874238 100644
--- a/package/python-pytest/python-pytest.hash
+++ b/package/python-pytest/python-pytest.hash
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # md5, sha256 from https://pypi.org/pypi/pytest/json
-md5  e2ac4c70861f26d735b64e5687bb218e  pytest-7.4.4.tar.gz
-sha256  2cf0005922c6ace4a3e2ec8b4080eb0d9753fdc93107415332f50ce9e7994280  pytest-7.4.4.tar.gz
-# Locally computer sha256
+md5  6a85eccffeb0fa15c104f408d82ce7fa  pytest-8.1.1.tar.gz
+sha256  ac978141a75948948817d360297b7aae0fcb9d6ff6bc9ec6d514b85d5a65c044  pytest-8.1.1.tar.gz
+# Locally computed sha256 checksums
 sha256  ca836a5f9ecca3b2f350230faa20a48fb8b145653b5568d784862df864706b9b  LICENSE
diff --git a/package/python-pytest/python-pytest.mk b/package/python-pytest/python-pytest.mk
index 3170a1a9db..90dc91b654 100644
--- a/package/python-pytest/python-pytest.mk
+++ b/package/python-pytest/python-pytest.mk
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_PYTEST_VERSION = 7.4.4
+PYTHON_PYTEST_VERSION = 8.1.1
 PYTHON_PYTEST_SOURCE = pytest-$(PYTHON_PYTEST_VERSION).tar.gz
-PYTHON_PYTEST_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/80/1f/9d8e98e4133ffb16c90f3b405c43e38d3abb715bb5d7a63a5a684f7e46a3
+PYTHON_PYTEST_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/30/b7/7d44bbc04c531dcc753056920e0988032e5871ac674b5a84cb979de6e7af
 PYTHON_PYTEST_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
 PYTHON_PYTEST_LICENSE = MIT
 PYTHON_PYTEST_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE