diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c0e740964..a4c311b37 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ deps =
     pytest-xvfb
 setenv =
     PYTHONPATH=.
+    # due to pytest-rerunfailures requiring 6.2+; can be removed after 6.2.0
+    SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=6.2.0a1
 commands =
     pip check
     pytest bdd_wallet.py