diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index e5d462ef..966e8693 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 mock==2.0.0
-pytest==3.5.0
+pytest~=6.0
 pytest-flake8
-pytest-cov==2.5.1
+pytest-cov~=2.12
 falcon==2.0.0; python_version<"3.0"
 falcon==3.0.0; python_version>="3.0"
 flask
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4936a19d..786ce5a0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ install_requires =
     backports.functools-partialmethod; python_version<"3.0"
 tests_require =
     mock; python_version<"3.0"
-    pytest
+    pytest~=6.0
     pytest-flake8
     pytest-cov
     falcon
diff --git a/tests/integration/contrib/django/conftest.py b/tests/integration/contrib/django/conftest.py
index ce5074b3..090fbbcc 100644
--- a/tests/integration/contrib/django/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/integration/contrib/django/conftest.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import sys
 
 
-@pytest.yield_fixture(autouse=True, scope='module')
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True, scope='module')
 def django_setup():
     directory = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
     django_project_dir = os.path.join(directory, 'data')
diff --git a/tests/integration/contrib/falcon/test_falcon_middlewares.py b/tests/integration/contrib/falcon/test_falcon_middlewares.py
index cbfce002..a6bc28d3 100644
--- a/tests/integration/contrib/falcon/test_falcon_middlewares.py
+++ b/tests/integration/contrib/falcon/test_falcon_middlewares.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def middleware(self, spec):
     def app(self, middleware):
         return App(middleware=[middleware])
 
-    @pytest.yield_fixture
+    @pytest.fixture
     def client(self, app):
         return TestClient(app)
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_decorator.py b/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_decorator.py
index 6e6c899c..95ab8641 100644
--- a/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_decorator.py
+++ b/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_decorator.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def app(self):
         app.config['TESTING'] = True
         return app
 
-    @pytest.yield_fixture
+    @pytest.fixture
     def client(self, app):
         with app.test_client() as client:
             with app.app_context():
diff --git a/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_views.py b/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_views.py
index 2933e505..ddc5d1d1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_views.py
+++ b/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_views.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def app(self):
         app.config['TESTING'] = True
         return app
 
-    @pytest.yield_fixture
+    @pytest.fixture
     def client(self, app):
         with app.test_client() as client:
             with app.app_context():
diff --git a/tests/integration/validation/test_read_only_write_only.py b/tests/integration/validation/test_read_only_write_only.py
index 08cc6892..6a609243 100644
--- a/tests/integration/validation/test_read_only_write_only.py
+++ b/tests/integration/validation/test_read_only_write_only.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def request_validator(spec):
     return RequestValidator(spec)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture('class')
+@pytest.fixture(scope='class')
 def spec(factory):
     spec_dict = factory.spec_from_file("data/v3.0/read_only_write_only.yaml")
     return create_spec(spec_dict)
diff --git a/tests/integration/validation/test_security_override.py b/tests/integration/validation/test_security_override.py
index 370012c1..70042d0b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/validation/test_security_override.py
+++ b/tests/integration/validation/test_security_override.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def request_validator(spec):
     return RequestValidator(spec)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture('class')
+@pytest.fixture(scope='class')
 def spec(factory):
     spec_dict = factory.spec_from_file("data/v3.0/security_override.yaml")
     return create_spec(spec_dict)
diff --git a/tests/unit/unmarshalling/test_unmarshal.py b/tests/unit/unmarshalling/test_unmarshal.py
index ed987890..4b38d67f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/unmarshalling/test_unmarshal.py
+++ b/tests/unit/unmarshalling/test_unmarshal.py
@@ -302,9 +302,7 @@ def test_string_format_invalid_value(self, unmarshaller_factory):
 
         with pytest.raises(
             FormatterNotFoundError,
-            message=(
-                'Formatter not found for custom format'
-            ),
+            match='Formatter not found for custom format',
         ):
             unmarshaller_factory(schema)(value)