diff --git a/requirements-tests.txt b/requirements-tests.txt
index d8b483da5d7b..d75a178339df 100644
--- a/requirements-tests.txt
+++ b/requirements-tests.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 coverage
 pycognito
-pytest
+# Pytest 9.0.0 fails SkipTest, instead of skipping - see https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/13895
+pytest!=9.0.0
 pytest-cov
 pytest-order
 pytest-xdist