diff --git a/lang/python/python-pytest/Makefile b/lang/python/python-pytest/Makefile
index 8fbabd98f2..02a21f1102 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-pytest/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-pytest/Makefile
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-pytest
-PKG_VERSION:=7.4.0
+PKG_VERSION:=9.0.2
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PYPI_NAME:=pytest
-PKG_HASH:=b4bf8c45bd59934ed84001ad51e11b4ee40d40a1229d2c79f9c592b0a3f6bd8a
+PKG_HASH:=75186651a92bd89611d1d9fc20f0b4345fd827c41ccd5c299a868a05d70edf11
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Jan Pavlinec <jan.pavlinec1@gmail.com>, Alexandru Ardelean <ardeleanalex@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ define Package/python3-pytest
 	+python3 \
 	+python3-iniconfig \
 	+python3-packaging \
-	+python3-pluggy
+	+python3-pluggy \
+	+python3-pygments
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-pytest/description
diff --git a/lang/python/python-pytest/test.sh b/lang/python/python-pytest/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..31b48c347b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python/python-pytest/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+[ "$1" = python3-pytest ] || exit 0
+
+# Verify version
+python3 - << EOF
+import importlib.metadata, sys
+version = importlib.metadata.version("pytest")
+if version != "$2":
+    print("Wrong version: " + version)
+    sys.exit(1)
+EOF
+[ $? -eq 0 ] || exit 1
+
+# Run pytest against a temporary suite that exercises core features
+TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
+trap 'rm -rf "$TMPDIR"' EXIT
+
+cat > "$TMPDIR/test_suite.py" << 'PYEOF'
+import pytest
+
+# --- basic pass/fail ---
+
+def test_passing():
+    assert 1 + 1 == 2
+
+# --- pytest.raises ---
+
+def test_raises():
+    with pytest.raises(ZeroDivisionError):
+        1 / 0
+
+def test_raises_match():
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="invalid"):
+        raise ValueError("invalid literal")
+
+# --- parametrize ---
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("a,b,expected", [
+    (1, 2, 3),
+    (0, 0, 0),
+    (-1, 1, 0),
+])
+def test_add(a, b, expected):
+    assert a + b == expected
+
+# --- fixtures ---
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def sample_list():
+    return [1, 2, 3]
+
+def test_fixture_used(sample_list):
+    assert len(sample_list) == 3
+    assert sum(sample_list) == 6
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def doubled(sample_list):
+    return [x * 2 for x in sample_list]
+
+def test_fixture_chaining(doubled):
+    assert doubled == [2, 4, 6]
+
+# --- skip / xfail ---
+
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="intentional skip")
+def test_skipped():
+    assert False  # never runs
+
+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="expected failure")
+def test_xfail():
+    assert False
+
+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="unexpectedly passes")
+def test_xpass():
+    assert True
+
+# --- capsys fixture ---
+
+def test_capsys(capsys):
+    print("hello pytest")
+    out, err = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert out == "hello pytest\n"
+    assert err == ""
+
+# --- tmp_path fixture ---
+
+def test_tmp_path(tmp_path):
+    f = tmp_path / "hello.txt"
+    f.write_text("world")
+    assert f.read_text() == "world"
+
+# --- monkeypatch fixture ---
+
+def get_value():
+    return 42
+
+def test_monkeypatch(monkeypatch):
+    import test_suite
+    monkeypatch.setattr(test_suite, "get_value", lambda: 99)
+    assert get_value() == 99
+
+PYEOF
+
+# Run pytest: expect all to pass (xpass counts as pass by default)
+python3 -m pytest "$TMPDIR/test_suite.py" -v --tb=short 2>&1
+STATUS=$?
+
+# xpass (test_xpass) causes exit code 0 by default — that's fine
+[ $STATUS -eq 0 ] || exit 1