diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 2e1199f..74e2aeb 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         coverage report --omit='*tests*'
         coverage html -d ./cover --omit='*tests*'
         coverage xml -o coverage.xml --omit=*tests*
-whitelist_externals = sh
+allowlist_externals = sh
 
 
 #######################################################################################
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 [testenv:pip-compile]
 deps =  pip-tools==6.6.2
 skip_install = true
-whitelist_externals = bash
+allowlist_externals = bash
         [
 commands =
         - bash -c "for file in requirements*.in ; do \
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         python3 setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command sdist_dsc
         sh -c 'cd deb_dist/n2vc*/ && dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -us'
         sh -c 'rm n2vc/requirements.txt'
-whitelist_externals = sh
+allowlist_externals = sh
 
 #######################################################################################
 [flake8]