diff --git a/mypy/test/data.py b/mypy/test/data.py
index de0267daf918..32f6354cc162 100644
--- a/mypy/test/data.py
+++ b/mypy/test/data.py
@@ -640,9 +640,7 @@ def pytest_pycollect_makeitem(collector: Any, name: str, obj: object) -> Any | N
             # Non-None result means this obj is a test case.
             # The collect method of the returned DataSuiteCollector instance will be called later,
             # with self.obj being obj.
-            return DataSuiteCollector.from_parent(  # type: ignore[no-untyped-call]
-                parent=collector, name=name
-            )
+            return DataSuiteCollector.from_parent(parent=collector, name=name)
     return None
 
 
diff --git a/mypy/test/helpers.py b/mypy/test/helpers.py
index bae4f6e81ad1..50de50e60004 100644
--- a/mypy/test/helpers.py
+++ b/mypy/test/helpers.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def run_mypy(args: list[str]) -> None:
     if status != 0:
         sys.stdout.write(outval)
         sys.stderr.write(errval)
-        pytest.fail(msg="Sample check failed", pytrace=False)
+        pytest.fail(reason="Sample check failed", pytrace=False)
 
 
 def diff_ranges(
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ef8acda3f95d..35f1592ca83c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ extra-standard-library = ["typing_extensions"]
 ignore = ["**/.readthedocs.yaml"]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
-minversion = "6.0.0"
+minversion = "7.0.0"
 testpaths = ["mypy/test", "mypyc/test"]
 python_files = 'test*.py'
 
diff --git a/test-requirements.in b/test-requirements.in
index 166bdf934d47..637f5b948055 100644
--- a/test-requirements.in
+++ b/test-requirements.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ lxml>=4.9.1,<4.9.3; (python_version<'3.11' or sys_platform!='win32') and python_
 pre-commit
 pre-commit-hooks==4.5.0
 psutil>=4.0
-pytest>=7.4.0
+pytest>=8.1.0
 pytest-xdist>=1.34.0
 pytest-cov>=2.10.0
 ruff==0.2.0  # must match version in .pre-commit-config.yaml
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index f105b753799f..9005daab2876 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ platformdirs==3.11.0
     # via
     #   black
     #   virtualenv
-pluggy==1.3.0
+pluggy==1.4.0
     # via pytest
 pre-commit==3.5.0
     # via -r test-requirements.in
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pre-commit-hooks==4.5.0
     # via -r test-requirements.in
 psutil==5.9.6
     # via -r test-requirements.in
-pytest==7.4.2
+pytest==8.1.1
     # via
     #   -r test-requirements.in
     #   pytest-cov