diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9b8c6078..5ef798dc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ dev = [
     "psycopg2",
     "pytest",
     "pytest-asyncio",
+    "redis>=5,<6",
     "respx",
     "scriv",
     "sqlalchemy[mypy]",
-    "types-redis",
     "uvicorn",
     # documentation
     "documenteer[guide]>=1.0.0a7",
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index e645f894..91fa38cb 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ async def redis_client() -> AsyncIterator[redis.Redis]:
 
     This fixture connects to the Redis server that runs via tox-docker.
     """
-    client: redis.Redis = redis.Redis(host="localhost", port=6379, db=0)
+    client = redis.Redis(host="localhost", port=6379, db=0)
     yield client
 
-    await client.close()
+    await client.aclose()