The default value of ``junit_family`` option will change to ``xunit2`` in pytest 6.0, given that this is the version supported by default in modern tools that manipulate this type of file. In order to smooth the transition, pytest will issue a warning in case the ``--junitxml`` option is given in the command line but ``junit_family`` is not explicitly configured in ``pytest.ini``. For more information, `see the docs `__.