diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b36370d95..27fb6d496 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ passenv =
 deps =
     -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
     py==1.4.30
-    pytest==2.7.3  # rq.filter: <2.8.0
+    pytest==2.8.1
     pyflakes==1.0.0
     pytest-flakes==1.0.1
 commands =
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ passenv =
 deps =
     -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
     py==1.4.30
-    pytest==2.7.3  # rq.filter: <2.8.0
+    pytest==2.8.1
     pep8==1.6.2
     pytest-pep8==1.0.6
 commands =
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ passenv =
 deps =
     -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
     py==1.4.30
-    pytest==2.7.3  # rq.filter: <2.8.0
+    pytest==2.8.1
     mccabe==0.3.1
     pytest-mccabe==0.1
 commands =