diff --git a/template/pyproject.toml.jinja b/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
index c7e3f4d..c786e14 100644
--- a/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
+++ b/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = [
-    "pytest",
+    "pytest>=8.0",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]