diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b14c24e82..6689038fc 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tox]
 distribute = False
 envlist = py3,pep8
-minversion = 4.4.1
+minversion = 4.11.0
 # specify virtualenv here to keep local runs consistent with the
 # gate (it sets the versions of pip, setuptools, and wheel)
 requires = virtualenv>=20.17.1