diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-categories/tox.ini b/pkgs/sagemath-categories/tox.ini
index 6eaa17fc20e..2dff44b2f8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-categories/tox.ini
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-categories/tox.ini
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ requires =
     # Auto-provision a modern tox.
     # [pkgenv] added in 4.2 - https://tox.wiki/en/latest/upgrading.html#packaging-configuration-and-inheritance
     # Because of https://github.com/tox-dev/tox/issues/3238, need <4.14.1
-    tox>=4.2,<4.14.1
+    tox>=4.2, tox<4.14.1
 
 [pkgenv]
 # Environment in which to build the sdist.
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-environment/tox.ini b/pkgs/sagemath-environment/tox.ini
index fec1966d9a9..502f6967798 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-environment/tox.ini
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-environment/tox.ini
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ requires =
     # Auto-provision a modern tox.
     # [pkgenv] added in 4.2 - https://tox.wiki/en/latest/upgrading.html#packaging-configuration-and-inheritance
     # Because of https://github.com/tox-dev/tox/issues/3238, need <4.14.1
-    tox>=4.2,<4.14.1
+    tox>=4.2, tox<4.14.1
 
 [pkgenv]
 # Environment in which to build the sdist.
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-objects/tox.ini b/pkgs/sagemath-objects/tox.ini
index 3e539e2e3b0..24e7a2f107d 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-objects/tox.ini
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-objects/tox.ini
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ requires =
     # Auto-provision a modern tox.
     # [pkgenv] added in 4.2 - https://tox.wiki/en/latest/upgrading.html#packaging-configuration-and-inheritance
     # Because of https://github.com/tox-dev/tox/issues/3238, need <4.14.1
-    tox>=4.2,<4.14.1
+    tox>=4.2, tox<4.14.1
 
 [pkgenv]
 # Environment in which to build the sdist.
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-repl/tox.ini b/pkgs/sagemath-repl/tox.ini
index d565aa7b2a4..f0874d4e22b 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-repl/tox.ini
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-repl/tox.ini
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ requires =
     # Auto-provision a modern tox.
     # [pkgenv] added in 4.2 - https://tox.wiki/en/latest/upgrading.html#packaging-configuration-and-inheritance
     # Because of https://github.com/tox-dev/tox/issues/3238, need <4.14.1
-    tox>=4.2,<4.14.1
+    tox>=4.2, tox<4.14.1
 
 [pkgenv]
 # Environment in which to build the sdist.
diff --git a/pkgs/sagemath-standard/tox.ini b/pkgs/sagemath-standard/tox.ini
index cfb4fb6d527..d27d45db301 100644
--- a/pkgs/sagemath-standard/tox.ini
+++ b/pkgs/sagemath-standard/tox.ini
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ requires =
     # Auto-provision a modern tox.
     # [pkgenv] added in 4.2 - https://tox.wiki/en/latest/upgrading.html#packaging-configuration-and-inheritance
     # Because of https://github.com/tox-dev/tox/issues/3238, need <4.14.1
-    tox>=4.2,<4.14.1
+    tox>=4.2, tox<4.14.1
 
 [pkgenv]
 # Environment in which to build the sdist.
diff --git a/src/tox.ini b/src/tox.ini
index ab7c1b5f18e..31ae15a8946 100644
--- a/src/tox.ini
+++ b/src/tox.ini
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ skipsdist = true
 requires =
     # For the renamed "allowlist_externals" keyword, need >= 3.18
     # Because of https://github.com/tox-dev/tox/issues/3238, need <4.14.1
-    tox>=3.18,<4.14.1
+    tox>=3.18, tox<4.14.1
 
 [sagedirect]
 # Base for tox environments that bypass the virtual environment set up by tox,
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 5167ead23b8..1ecfc8efd1b 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ envlist =
 requires =
     # For repaired numerical factors in tox 4, need >= 4.2.7.
     # Because of https://github.com/tox-dev/tox/issues/3238, need <4.14.1
-    tox>=4.2.7,<4.14.1
+    tox>=4.2.7, tox<4.14.1
 
 skipsdist = true