diff --git a/docs/howto/upgrade-version.txt b/docs/howto/upgrade-version.txt
index a7ff10e710..9ce0be2b16 100644
--- a/docs/howto/upgrade-version.txt
+++ b/docs/howto/upgrade-version.txt
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ environment variable. For example, to show warnings while running tests:
 
 If you're not using the Django test runner, you may need to also ensure that
 any console output is not captured which would hide deprecation warnings. For
-example, if you use `py.test`:
+example, if you use `pytest <https://pytest.org/>`__:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ PYTHONWARNINGS=always py.test tests --capture=no
+    $ PYTHONWARNINGS=always pytest tests --capture=no
 
 Resolve any deprecation warnings with your current version of Django before
 continuing the upgrade process.