diff --git a/python-k8sapp-portieris/k8sapp_portieris/tox.ini b/python-k8sapp-portieris/k8sapp_portieris/tox.ini
index 16c775f..5308673 100644
--- a/python-k8sapp-portieris/k8sapp_portieris/tox.ini
+++ b/python-k8sapp-portieris/k8sapp_portieris/tox.ini
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ distshare={toxworkdir}/.tox/distshare
 sitepackages = False
 
 # tox is silly... these need to be separated by a newline....
-whitelist_externals = bash
+allowlist_externals = bash
                       find
 
 install_command = pip install -v -v -v \
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index bfce7fb..731c409 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ setenv =
 deps =
   -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
   -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
-whitelist_externals =
+allowlist_externals =
   bash
 
 [testenv:bashate]