diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest/3_0.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest/3_0.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..487fe1b73c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest/3_0.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, isPy26, argparse, hypothesis, py
+, setuptools_scm
+}:
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  version = "3.0.7";
+  pname = "pytest";
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    # don't test bash builtins
+    rm testing/test_argcomplete.py
+  '';
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "b70696ebd1a5e6b627e7e3ac1365a4bc60aaf3495e843c1e70448966c5224cab";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ hypothesis setuptools_scm ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ py ]
+    ++ (stdenv.lib.optional isPy26 argparse);
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ domenkozar lovek323 madjar lsix ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 3aaea00fa24..4731839272a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4137,6 +4137,13 @@ in {
 
   pytest_29 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytest/2_9.nix {};
 
+  pytest_30 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytest/3_0.nix {
+    hypothesis = self.hypothesis.override {
+      # hypothesis requires pytest that causes dependency cycle
+      doCheck = false;
+      pytest = null;
+    };
+  };
   pytest_32 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytest{
     hypothesis = self.hypothesis.override {
       # hypothesis requires pytest that causes dependency cycle