diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8c82c6fb..3b251257 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ include = [
 
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
-minversion = "8.0"
+minversion = "7.0"
 markers = [
     "integration: Software integration tests.",
     "performance: Performance (non-functional) tests."