diff --git a/python-k8sapp-ptp-notification/k8sapp_ptp_notification/tox.ini b/python-k8sapp-ptp-notification/k8sapp_ptp_notification/tox.ini
index e9ef124..2cc9b04 100644
--- a/python-k8sapp-ptp-notification/k8sapp_ptp_notification/tox.ini
+++ b/python-k8sapp-ptp-notification/k8sapp_ptp_notification/tox.ini
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ distshare={toxworkdir}/.tox/distshare
 sitepackages = True
 
 # 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 9789b30..f5b049c 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:py36]
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ deps = -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =
     rm -rf doc/build
     sphinx-build -a -E -W -d doc/build/doctrees -b html doc/source doc/build/html
-whitelist_externals = rm
+allowlist_externals = rm
 
 [testenv:api-ref]
 basepython = python3
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ deps = -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =
   rm -rf api-ref/build
   sphinx-build -W -b html -d api-ref/build/doctrees api-ref/source api-ref/build/html
-whitelist_externals = rm
+allowlist_externals = rm
 
 [testenv:pylint]
 basepython = python3