diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pytest/patches/man-remove-sphinx-deps.patch b/srcpkgs/python3-pytest/patches/man-remove-sphinx-deps.patch
index 5002a9c3079..cc4732e18eb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pytest/patches/man-remove-sphinx-deps.patch
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pytest/patches/man-remove-sphinx-deps.patch
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
-Avoid adding four new packages that aren't necessary for the manual page.
+Avoid adding new packages that aren't necessary for the manual page.
 --- a/doc/en/conf.py
 +++ b/doc/en/conf.py
-@@ -65,16 +65,12 @@
- # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be extensions
- # coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom ones.
+@@ -27,16 +27,11 @@
+ 
+ root_doc = "index"
  extensions = [
--    "pallets_sphinx_themes",
 -    "pygments_pytest",
      "sphinx.ext.autodoc",
      "sphinx.ext.autosummary",
-     "sphinx.ext.extlinks",
      "sphinx.ext.intersphinx",
      "sphinx.ext.todo",
      "sphinx.ext.viewcode",
 -    "sphinx_removed_in",
 -    "sphinxcontrib_trio",
+-    "sphinxcontrib.towncrier.ext",  # provides `towncrier-draft-entries` directive
+-    "sphinx_issues",  # implements `:issue:`, `:pr:` and other GH-related roles
  ]
  
  # Building PDF docs on readthedocs requires inkscape for svg to pdf
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pytest/template b/srcpkgs/python3-pytest/template
index 0da2a9e5e32..5c8cd78726f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pytest/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pytest/template
@@ -1,38 +1,52 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-pytest'
 pkgname=python3-pytest
-version=7.4.3
+version=8.3.1
 revision=1
-build_style=python3-module
-_common_deps="python3-attrs python3-iniconfig python3-py python3-pluggy"
-hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools_scm python3-wheel python3-Sphinx ${_common_deps}"
+build_style=python3-pep517
+_common_deps="python3-iniconfig python3-pluggy"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools_scm python3-Sphinx ${_common_deps}"
 depends="python3-packaging ${_common_deps}"
-checkdepends="$depends python3-argcomplete python3-hypothesis python3-mock
- python3-nose python3-requests python3-parsing python3-xmlschema"
+checkdepends="$depends"
 short_desc="Simple powerful testing with Python 3"
 maintainer="Piotr Wójcik <chocimier@tlen.pl>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/"
 changelog="https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/changelog.html"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pytest/pytest-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=d989d136982de4e3b29dabcc838ad581c64e8ed52c11fbe86ddebd9da0818cd5
+checksum=7e8e5c5abd6e93cb1cc151f23e57adc31fcf8cfd2a3ff2da63e23f732de35db6
 alternatives="
  pytest:pytest:/usr/bin/pytest3
  pytest:py.test:/usr/bin/py.test3"
 
-post_patch() {
-	# This test depends on tox, and/or egg-info
-	# merely check pytest and py.test were generated
-	rm testing/test_entry_points.py
-}
+if [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" = full ]; then
+	# optional test dependencies: only for -K to minimize check-time cycles
+	checkdepends+=" lsof python3-Jinja2 python3-Pygments python3-Twisted
+	 python3-argcomplete python3-attrs python3-decorator python3-hypothesis
+	 python3-mock python3-numpy python3-pexpect python3-pytest-xdist
+	 python3-requests python3-xmlschema"
+	testjobs="-n $XBPS_MAKEJOBS"
+else
+	# deselect tests that need some of the optional test dependencies
+	make_check_args+="
+	 --ignore testing/python/metafunc.py
+	 --ignore testing/test_assertion.py
+	 --ignore testing/test_junitxml.py
+	 --deselect testing/io/test_terminalwriter.py::test_code_highlight[with
+	 --deselect testing/test_entry_points.py::test_pytest_entry_points_are_identical
+	 --deselect testing/test_error_diffs.py::test_error_diff[Compare
+	 --deselect testing/test_terminal.py::test_color_yes
+	 --deselect testing/test_terminal.py::TestCodeHighlight::test_code_highlight_
+	 "
+fi
 
 post_build() {
-	PYTHONPATH="$(pwd)/build/lib:${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_lib}" make -C doc/en man
+	PYTHONPATH="${PWD}/build/lib:${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_lib}" make -C doc/en man
 	vman doc/en/_build/man/pytest.1
 }
 
 do_check() {
 	PYTHONPATH="${PWD}/build/lib" python3 -m pytest \
-		-k 'not test_color_yes and not test_code_highlight'
+		${testjobs} ${make_check_args}
 }
 
 post_install() {