diff --git a/requirements_tests.txt b/requirements_tests.txt
index e597185e29b..1381a6f1fa2 100644
--- a/requirements_tests.txt
+++ b/requirements_tests.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pre-commit==2.14.1
 pydocstyle==6.1.1
 pylint==2.10.2
 pytest-aiohttp==0.3.0
-pytest-asyncio==0.12.0 # NB!: Versions over 0.12.0 breaks pytest-aiohttp (https://github.com/aio-libs/pytest-aiohttp/issues/16)
+pytest-asyncio==0.18.2 # NB!: Versions over 0.12.0 breaks pytest-aiohttp (https://github.com/aio-libs/pytest-aiohttp/issues/16)
 pytest-cov==2.12.1
 pytest-timeout==1.4.2
 pytest==6.2.4