diff --git a/nipype/info.py b/nipype/info.py
index 257031c38f..16b8415b3c 100644
--- a/nipype/info.py
+++ b/nipype/info.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def get_nipype_gitversion():
     'codecov',
     'coverage<5',
     'mock',
-    'pytest',
+    'pytest >=4.4.0,<5.1.3',
     'pytest-cov',
     'pytest-env',
 ]