diff --git a/python-k8sapp-sriov-fec-operator/k8sapp_sriov_fec_operator/tox.ini b/python-k8sapp-sriov-fec-operator/k8sapp_sriov_fec_operator/tox.ini
index e03e1fa..3135110 100644
--- a/python-k8sapp-sriov-fec-operator/k8sapp_sriov_fec_operator/tox.ini
+++ b/python-k8sapp-sriov-fec-operator/k8sapp_sriov_fec_operator/tox.ini
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ distshare={toxworkdir}/.tox/distshare
 sitepackages = False
 
 # tox is silly... these need to be separated by a newline....
-whitelist_externals = bash
+allowlist_externals = bash
                       find
 
 install_command = pip install --use-deprecated legacy-resolver \
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 072d3d3..e0214d6 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ setenv =
 deps =
   -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
   -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
-whitelist_externals =
+allowlist_externals =
   bash
 
 passenv =