diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 81d789f..26359f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
           pip install pytest-cov
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
-          pytest --cov -- test
+          pytest
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
         with:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5090acc..4930764 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ lint = [
     "flake8",
 ]
 test = [
-    "pytest",
+    "pytest>=9",
     "pytest-cov>=7",
 ]
 dev = [
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ multi_line_output = 5
 include_trailing_comma = true
 use_parentheses = true
 
+[tool.pytest]
+addopts = ["--cov"]
+testpaths = ["test"]
+pythonpath = ["."]
+
 [tool.coverage.run]
 source = ["hererocks"]
 patch = ["subprocess"]