diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 2f105c1..3e587fa 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - project:
+    vars:
+      ensure_tox_version: '<4'
     check:
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-linters
diff --git a/python-k8sapp-auditd/k8sapp_auditd/.gitignore b/python-k8sapp-auditd/k8sapp_auditd/.gitignore
index 78c457c..303ec27 100644
--- a/python-k8sapp-auditd/k8sapp_auditd/.gitignore
+++ b/python-k8sapp-auditd/k8sapp_auditd/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ doc/source/api/
 dist
 build
 eggs
+.eggs
 parts
 var
 sdist
diff --git a/python-k8sapp-auditd/k8sapp_auditd/tox.ini b/python-k8sapp-auditd/k8sapp_auditd/tox.ini
index c59c71a..1960133 100644
--- a/python-k8sapp-auditd/k8sapp_auditd/tox.ini
+++ b/python-k8sapp-auditd/k8sapp_auditd/tox.ini
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 envlist = flake8,py27,py36,py39,pylint,bandit
 minversion = 1.6
-# skipsdist = True
-#,pip-missing-reqs
 
 # tox does not work if the path to the workdir is too long, so move it to /tmp
 toxworkdir = /tmp/{env:USER}_k8saudittox
@@ -19,7 +17,7 @@ sitepackages = False
 basepython = python3
 
 # tox is silly... these need to be separated by a newline....
-whitelist_externals = bash
+allowlist_externals = bash
                       find
 
 install_command = pip install -v -v -v \
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 807555b..c6f275e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [tox]
 envlist = linters
 minversion = 2.3
-skipsdist = True
 sitepackages=False
+skipsdist=True
 
 [testenv]
 install_command = pip install -U {opts} {packages}
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ setenv =
 deps =
   -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
   -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
-whitelist_externals =
+allowlist_externals =
   bash
 
 [testenv:bashate]