diff --git a/python-pygit2.spec b/python-pygit2.spec
index d918a17..33faad5 100644
--- a/python-pygit2.spec
+++ b/python-pygit2.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Summary:        Python 2.x bindings for libgit2
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python2-%{pkgname}}
 BuildRequires:  python2-cffi
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
+BuildRequires:  python2-pytest
 BuildRequires:  python2-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python2-six
 Requires:       python2-cffi
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ Summary:        Python 3.x bindings for libgit2
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{pkgname}}
 BuildRequires:  python3-cffi
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python3-six
 Requires:       python3-cffi
@@ -96,14 +98,14 @@ find %{buildroot} -name '*.so' -exec chmod 755 {} ';'
 # https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/811
 # https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/issues/812
 %ifarch aarch64 ppc64 s390x
-  %{__python2} setup.py test || :
+  pytest-2 || :
   %if 0%{?with_python3}
-  %{__python3} setup.py test || :
+  pytest-3 || :
   %endif
 %else
-  %{__python2} setup.py test
+  pytest-2
   %if 0%{?with_python3}
-  %{__python3} setup.py test
+  pytest-3
   %endif
 %endif
 
@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@ find %{buildroot} -name '*.so' -exec chmod 755 {} ';'
 %changelog
 * Thu Dec 27 2018 Pete Walter <pwalter@fedoraproject.org> - 0.27.3-1
 - Update to 0.27.3
+- Switch to pytest
 
 * Mon Sep 17 2018 Pete Walter <pwalter@fedoraproject.org> - 0.27.2-1
 - Update to 0.27.2