diff --git a/gnu/packages/check.scm b/gnu/packages/check.scm
index 242c531652..7abe821209 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/check.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/check.scm
@@ -619,14 +619,14 @@ standard library.")
 (define-public python-pytest
   (package
     (name "python-pytest")
-    (version "3.6.4")
+    (version "3.7.2")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (pypi-uri "pytest" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0h85kzdi5pfkz9v0z8xyrsj1rvnmyyjpng7cran28jmnc41w27il"))))
+         "00jv750alrj62r586hcmvpqlmkqszqfm1x7n6qnqacjmmlis2n9l"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:phases
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ and many external plugins.")
       (inherit pytest)
       (propagated-inputs
        `(("python2-funcsigs" ,python2-funcsigs)
+         ("python2-pathlib2" ,python2-pathlib2)
          ,@(package-propagated-inputs pytest))))))
 
 (define-public python-pytest-bootstrap
@@ -689,6 +690,7 @@ and many external plugins.")
     (package (inherit pytest)
              (propagated-inputs
               `(("python2-funcsigs" ,python2-funcsigs-bootstrap)
+                ("python2-pathlib2" ,python2-pathlib2-bootstrap)
                 ,@(package-propagated-inputs pytest))))))
 
 (define-public python-pytest-cov
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python.scm b/gnu/packages/python.scm
index 8f8aba947e..9e269b4820 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python.scm
@@ -8389,6 +8389,15 @@ ambiguities (forward vs. backward slashes, etc.).
 @end enumerate")
     (license license:expat)))
 
+(define-public python2-pathlib2-bootstrap
+  (hidden-package
+   (package
+     (inherit python2-pathlib2)
+     (name "python2-pathlib2-bootstrap")
+     (propagated-inputs
+      `(("python2-scandir" ,python2-scandir)
+        ("python2-six" ,python2-six-bootstrap))))))
+
 (define-public python-jellyfish
   (package
     (name "python-jellyfish")