diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d7d2feca6..a035ff97f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,11 +33,14 @@
 }
 
 tests_require = [
-    "pytest~=4.3",
+    "pytest~=5.3",
     "pytest-timeout~=1.3",
-    "pytest-cov~=2.6",
+    "pytest-cov~=2.8",
+    # coveragepy==5.0 fails with `Safety level may not be changed inside a transaction`
+    # on python 3.6 on MACOS
+    "coverage<5",
     "codecov~=2.0",
-    "hypothesis",
+    "hypothesis~=4.56",
 ] + extras_require["serial"]
 
 extras_require["test"] = tests_require