diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 33759b8b..2e5cf163 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-minversion = 2.5.0
+minversion = 3.18.0
 envlist = py3,pep8,eslint,karma
 skipsdist = True
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ setenv =
 deps = -c{env:TOX_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://releases.openstack.org/constraints/upper/master}
        -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
        -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
-whitelist_externals = npm
+allowlist_externals = npm
                       bash
 commands =
    python manage.py test octavia_dashboard --settings=octavia_dashboard.tests.settings
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ commands = npm install
            npm test
 
 [testenv:docs]
-whitelist_externals = rm
+allowlist_externals = rm
 deps =
     -c{env:TOX_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://releases.openstack.org/constraints/upper/master}
     -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ commands =
 
 [testenv:pdf-docs]
 deps = {[testenv:docs]deps}
-whitelist_externals =
+allowlist_externals =
   make
   rm
 commands =
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ commands =
   make -C doc/build/pdf
 
 [testenv:releasenotes]
-whitelist_externals = rm
+allowlist_externals = rm
 deps = {[testenv:docs]deps}
 commands =
     rm -rf releasenotes/build