diff --git a/templates/bootstrap/functest_requirements.txt.j2 b/templates/bootstrap/functest_requirements.txt.j2
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+pytest<8
+pytest-custom_exit_code
+pytest-timeout
+pytest-xdist
diff --git a/templates/bootstrap/unittest_requirements.txt.j2 b/templates/bootstrap/unittest_requirements.txt.j2
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pytest<8