diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 8aab0054..4f9c2a48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
         name: compiled-wheels
         path: dist/
 
-    - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.8
+    - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.6
       with:
         user: __token__
         password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b2847b07..b2477073 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ doc = [
 ]
 test = [
     "pytest==6.2.5",
-    "pytest-bdd==4.0.*",
+    "pytest-bdd==4.1.*",
     "pytest-cov==2.11.*",
     "pytest-xdist==2.2.*",
     "pytest-mccabe>=2.0.0,<3.0.0",