diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4455626c7d..297aada44b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         "pre-commit",
         "pytest-cov>=5",
         "pytest-asyncio",
-        "pytest>=6.1.1,<8",
+        "pytest>=8,<9",
         "pandas",
     ],
     "blendsearch": ["flaml[blendsearch]"],
diff --git a/test/test_browser_utils.py b/test/test_browser_utils.py
index 73fd619940..f0642945ee 100755
--- a/test/test_browser_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_browser_utils.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def test_simple_text_browser():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
-    skip_bing,
+    skip_all or skip_bing,
     reason="do not run bing tests if key is missing",
 )
 def test_bing_search():