diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 05823a6..d441c19 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ python:
 install:
     - pip install -U pip
     - pip install -r requirements.txt 
-    - pip install pytest pytest-cov pytest-xdist flake8 codecov unittest2
+    - pip install 'pytest>=4.0.2' pytest-cov pytest-xdist flake8 codecov unittest2
 script:
     - make lint
     - make test