diff --git a/python-first.changes b/python-first.changes
index ea6212d..d7c3436 100644
--- a/python-first.changes
+++ b/python-first.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon May 17 11:11:53 UTC 2021 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- use %pytest macro
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Mar 16 17:42:44 UTC 2019 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/python-first.spec b/python-first.spec
index b563e2d..a365eb6 100644
--- a/python-first.spec
+++ b/python-first.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-first
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            http://github.com/hynek/first/
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/f/first/first-%{version}.tar.gz
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ A Python library that returns the first true value of an iterable.
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
-%python_expand PYTHONPATH=. $python setup.py test
+%pytest
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc AUTHORS.rst README.rst