diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index f0a2bfc86..df77fba4b 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ watchfiles==0.18.0  # https://github.com/samuelcolvin/watchfiles
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 mypy==0.982  # https://github.com/python/mypy
 django-stubs==1.12.0  # https://github.com/typeddjango/django-stubs
-pytest==7.1.3  # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest
+pytest==7.2.0  # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest
 pytest-sugar==0.9.5  # https://github.com/Frozenball/pytest-sugar
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_drf == "y" %}
 djangorestframework-stubs==1.7.0  # https://github.com/typeddjango/djangorestframework-stubs