diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index 423ac374..2f4e84b6 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ watchgod==0.6  # https://github.com/samuelcolvin/watchgod
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 mypy==0.770  # https://github.com/python/mypy
 django-stubs==1.5.0  # https://github.com/typeddjango/django-stubs
-pytest==6.0.2  # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest
+pytest==6.1.0  # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest
 pytest-sugar==0.9.4  # https://github.com/Frozenball/pytest-sugar
 
 # Documentation