diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index a3ce31e..9f2850b 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def release(c, skip_tests=False):
     Release a new version of WuttJamaican
     """
     if not skip_tests:
-        c.run('tox')
+        c.run('pytest')
 
     # rebuild local tar.gz file for distribution
     if os.path.exists('WuttJamaican.egg-info'):