diff --git a/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose-python.yaml b/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose-python.yaml
index 14e798c6b..4a02c6378 100644
--- a/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose-python.yaml
+++ b/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose-python.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version: '3.9'
 services:
   python:
     container_name: python
-    image: python:3.7.2-alpine3.9
+    image: python:3.9.16-alpine3.18
     depends_on:
       - emqx1
       - emqx2
@@ -12,4 +12,3 @@ services:
         emqx_bridge:
     volumes:
       - ./python:/scripts
-
diff --git a/.ci/docker-compose-file/python/pytest.sh b/.ci/docker-compose-file/python/pytest.sh
index 04b0aa1b2..245ee8a2b 100755
--- a/.ci/docker-compose-file/python/pytest.sh
+++ b/.ci/docker-compose-file/python/pytest.sh
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ else
 fi
 
 apk update && apk add git curl
-git clone -b develop-4.0 https://github.com/emqx/paho.mqtt.testing.git /paho.mqtt.testing
-pip install pytest==6.2.5
+git clone -b develop-5.0 https://github.com/emqx/paho.mqtt.testing.git /paho.mqtt.testing
+pip install pytest==7.1.2 pytest-retry
 
-pytest -v /paho.mqtt.testing/interoperability/test_client/V5/test_connect.py -k test_basic --host "$TARGET_HOST"
+pytest --retries 3 -v /paho.mqtt.testing/interoperability/test_client/V5/test_connect.py -k test_basic --host "$TARGET_HOST"
 RESULT=$?
 
-pytest -v /paho.mqtt.testing/interoperability/test_client --host "$TARGET_HOST"
+pytest --retries 3 -v /paho.mqtt.testing/interoperability/test_client --host "$TARGET_HOST"
 RESULT=$(( RESULT + $? ))
 
 # pytest -v /paho.mqtt.testing/interoperability/test_cluster --host1 "node1.emqx.io" --host2 "node2.emqx.io"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_fvt_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_fvt_tests.yaml
index b1246f745..157ec7dcd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_fvt_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_fvt_tests.yaml
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         repository: emqx/paho.mqtt.testing
-        ref: develop-4.0
+        ref: develop-5.0
         path: paho.mqtt.testing
     - name: install pytest
       run: |
-        pip install pytest
+        pip install pytest==7.1.2 pytest-retry
         echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
     - name: run paho test
       timeout-minutes: 10
@@ -250,6 +250,6 @@ jobs:
           sleep 10
         done
 
-        pytest -v paho.mqtt.testing/interoperability/test_client/V5/test_connect.py -k test_basic --host "127.0.0.1"
+        pytest --retries 3 -v paho.mqtt.testing/interoperability/test_client/V5/test_connect.py -k test_basic --host "127.0.0.1"
     - if: failure()
       run: kubectl logs -l "app.kubernetes.io/instance=${{ matrix.profile }}" -c emqx --tail=1000