diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 61272a60..da08fbc3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "colorlog>=6.8.2,<7",
   # built-in multi-actor `pdb` REPL
   "pdbp>=1.6,<2", # windows only (from `pdbp`)
-    "tabcompleter>=1.4.0",
+  "tabcompleter>=1.4.0",
   # typed IPC msging
   # TODO, get back on release once 3.13 support is out!
   "msgspec>=0.19.0",
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ dev = [
   # test suite
   # TODO: maybe some of these layout choices?
   # https://docs.pytest.org/en/8.0.x/explanation/goodpractices.html#choosing-a-test-layout-import-rules
-  "pytest>=8.2.0,<9",
+  "pytest>=8.3.5",
   "pexpect>=4.9.0,<5",
   # `tractor.devx` tooling
   "greenback>=1.2.1,<2",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 6b12137e..94647191 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pytest"
-version = "8.3.4"
+version = "8.3.5"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "colorama", marker = "sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -302,9 +302,9 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "packaging" },
     { name = "pluggy" },
 ]
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/05/35/30e0d83068951d90a01852cb1cef56e5d8a09d20c7f511634cc2f7e0372a/pytest-8.3.4.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:965370d062bce11e73868e0335abac31b4d3de0e82f4007408d242b4f8610761", size = 1445919 }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ae/3c/c9d525a414d506893f0cd8a8d0de7706446213181570cdbd766691164e40/pytest-8.3.5.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:f4efe70cc14e511565ac476b57c279e12a855b11f48f212af1080ef2263d3845", size = 1450891 }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/11/92/76a1c94d3afee238333bc0a42b82935dd8f9cf8ce9e336ff87ee14d9e1cf/pytest-8.3.4-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:50e16d954148559c9a74109af1eaf0c945ba2d8f30f0a3d3335edde19788b6f6", size = 343083 },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/30/3d/64ad57c803f1fa1e963a7946b6e0fea4a70df53c1a7fed304586539c2bac/pytest-8.3.5-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:c69214aa47deac29fad6c2a4f590b9c4a9fdb16a403176fe154b79c0b4d4d820", size = 343634 },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ dev = [
     { name = "pexpect", specifier = ">=4.9.0,<5" },
     { name = "prompt-toolkit", specifier = ">=3.0.50" },
     { name = "pyperclip", specifier = ">=1.9.0" },
-    { name = "pytest", specifier = ">=8.2.0,<9" },
+    { name = "pytest", specifier = ">=8.3.5" },
     { name = "stackscope", specifier = ">=0.2.2,<0.3" },
     { name = "xonsh", specifier = ">=0.19.2" },
 ]