diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b6c5d2061662ff8d65f6fa0ce70aa19f7612dd83..5df9975198e6b7d9676616489912bfe82f869702 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [tox]
-minversion = 3.2.0
+minversion = 3.18.0
 envlist = py3,pep8
 ignore_basepython_conflict = True
 
 [testenv]
 basepython = python3
-whitelist_externals =
+allowlist_externals =
   find
 deps =
   -c{env:TOX_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://releases.openstack.org/constraints/upper/master}
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ commands =
 commands = {posargs}
 
 [testenv:docs]
-whitelist_externals = rm
+allowlist_externals = rm
 deps =
   -c{env:TOX_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://releases.openstack.org/constraints/upper/master}
   -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*lib/python*,*egg,build
 import_exceptions =
 
 [testenv:releasenotes]
-whitelist_externals =
+allowlist_externals =
   rm
 deps = {[testenv:docs]deps}
 commands =