diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 6dd2cc32..cf7923f7 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ passenv =
     HTTPS_PROXY
     no_proxy
     NO_PROXY
-whitelist_externals =
+allowlist_externals =
     bash
 setenv =
     PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ commands =
 
 [testenv:pdf-docs]
 deps = {[testenv:docs]deps}
-whitelist_externals =
+allowlist_externals =
   make
 commands =
   sphinx-build -W -b latex doc/source doc/build/pdf