diff --git a/manifest/main.ml b/manifest/main.ml
index 72b6d5a4a6b6581744d80b5871a8c4a36c4f4330..fe39d872aa60d503c744820fb5129e1adb215412 100644
--- a/manifest/main.ml
+++ b/manifest/main.ml
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ let tezt_lib =
   external_lib
     ~js_compatible:false
     "tezt"
-    V.(at_least "3.1.1")
+    V.(at_least "3.1.1" && less_than "4.0.0")
     ~main_module:"Tezt"
 
 let tezt_core_lib =
diff --git a/opam/bls12-381.opam b/opam/bls12-381.opam
index e1f36218e3e7fb52cd1abe4582fe2c02ddab8558..a6f262ca593bb6abf3affe7c3caa404b86e463dd 100644
--- a/opam/bls12-381.opam
+++ b/opam/bls12-381.opam
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ depends: [
   "zarith" { >= "1.12" & < "1.13" }
   "zarith_stubs_js"
   "hex" { >= "1.3.0" }
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-alcotezt" {with-test}
   "qcheck-alcotest" { with-test & >= "0.20" }
 ]
diff --git a/opam/octez-alcotezt.opam b/opam/octez-alcotezt.opam
index 4fc2fdcc453b83cf983d6666f660eeb356115925..78ac765b3f63990f7aaf95c5fe2cfa9c631f91a4 100644
--- a/opam/octez-alcotezt.opam
+++ b/opam/octez-alcotezt.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 depends: [
   "dune" { >= "3.0" & < "3.11" }
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
-  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
 ]
 build: [
   ["rm" "-r" "vendors" "contrib"]
diff --git a/opam/octez-l2-libs.opam b/opam/octez-l2-libs.opam
index fc2407fc3520873d122c4de43a3fb2ba1e8d8185..839f38b6dfdcf66f4a8ef87bd7413a54c403da64 100644
--- a/opam/octez-l2-libs.opam
+++ b/opam/octez-l2-libs.opam
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ depends: [
   "ppx_import"
   "qcheck-alcotest" { >= "0.20" }
   "octez-alcotezt"
-  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
 ]
 x-opam-monorepo-opam-provided: [
   "tezos-rust-libs"
diff --git a/opam/octez-libs.opam b/opam/octez-libs.opam
index 8a0b4b3514b5badd48aa40ef2d4bf91cd32ddf7b..cf89c6034ac79e3db12aebc1198dbe6c2a9d00c6 100644
--- a/opam/octez-libs.opam
+++ b/opam/octez-libs.opam
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ depends: [
   "conf-libev"
   "uutf"
   "ringo" { >= "1.0.0" }
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "qcheck-core" {with-test}
   "irmin" { >= "3.7.2" & < "3.8.0" }
   "irmin-pack" { >= "3.7.2" & < "3.8.0" }
diff --git a/opam/octez-proto-libs.opam b/opam/octez-proto-libs.opam
index b9a0850bab32053dd86d34f0cdda5f362e64a0b0..50f818f3312568c72ce07075d2c0cc32e158b0d9 100644
--- a/opam/octez-proto-libs.opam
+++ b/opam/octez-proto-libs.opam
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ depends: [
   "class_group_vdf" { >= "0.0.4" }
   "aches" { >= "1.0.0" }
   "aches-lwt" { >= "1.0.0" }
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-alcotezt" {with-test}
   "qcheck-alcotest" { with-test & >= "0.20" }
   "lwt" { with-test & >= "5.6.0" }
diff --git a/opam/octez-protocol-017-PtNairob-libs.opam b/opam/octez-protocol-017-PtNairob-libs.opam
index 96d0ed2c2ebe6d2fcb718220ed72ff60dbab2b03..6ea06a9aeab227dc1168f71f9db7c224175c5a3e 100644
--- a/opam/octez-protocol-017-PtNairob-libs.opam
+++ b/opam/octez-protocol-017-PtNairob-libs.opam
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ depends: [
   "tezos-dac-client-lib"
   "octez-injector"
   "octez-l2-libs"
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-alcotezt" {with-test}
   "tezos-dac-node-lib" {with-test}
 ]
diff --git a/opam/octez-protocol-018-Proxford-libs.opam b/opam/octez-protocol-018-Proxford-libs.opam
index 2d097ba6c09aa9517f27ce7a18b2885d3dbcd6ce..e9c161afddda92832cde06a552252aa9ad70c5e7 100644
--- a/opam/octez-protocol-018-Proxford-libs.opam
+++ b/opam/octez-protocol-018-Proxford-libs.opam
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ depends: [
   "tezos-dac-client-lib"
   "octez-injector"
   "octez-l2-libs"
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-alcotezt" {with-test}
   "tezos-dac-node-lib" {with-test}
 ]
diff --git a/opam/octez-protocol-alpha-libs.opam b/opam/octez-protocol-alpha-libs.opam
index 53d215493845c1852b513c0399def3ad84f5a40f..8cdb4be3fb9d3bf027c0cf92b38af25753cf98e7 100644
--- a/opam/octez-protocol-alpha-libs.opam
+++ b/opam/octez-protocol-alpha-libs.opam
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ depends: [
   "tezos-dac-client-lib"
   "octez-injector"
   "octez-l2-libs"
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-alcotezt" {with-test}
   "tezos-dac-node-lib" {with-test}
 ]
diff --git a/opam/octez-shell-libs.opam b/opam/octez-shell-libs.opam
index f04fb567c095246e360919d3ee85ef29c0e2df23..0861610cc9a0e620f01973df21c23e177e521a7a 100644
--- a/opam/octez-shell-libs.opam
+++ b/opam/octez-shell-libs.opam
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ depends: [
   "ringo" { >= "1.0.0" }
   "aches" { >= "1.0.0" }
   "prometheus" { >= "1.2" }
-  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "tezt-tezos" {with-test}
   "octez-alcotezt" {with-test}
   "astring" {with-test}
diff --git a/opam/octez-shell-tests.opam b/opam/octez-shell-tests.opam
index 456c343ed52599e442ee2da8730c4500d50000ab..ff94b36b45ef9300f2009d2102e1247ecf97e65c 100644
--- a/opam/octez-shell-tests.opam
+++ b/opam/octez-shell-tests.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 depends: [
   "dune" { >= "3.0" & < "3.11" }
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-libs" {with-test}
   "octez-shell-libs" {with-test}
   "tezos-protocol-demo-noops" {with-test}
diff --git a/opam/octez-store-tests.opam b/opam/octez-store-tests.opam
index d80e5ed4afebd9efea5335144db4cadb67a064fa..f547f033f5a07999b18a1803e1ccfd59d8b774db 100644
--- a/opam/octez-store-tests.opam
+++ b/opam/octez-store-tests.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 depends: [
   "dune" { >= "3.0" & < "3.11" }
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-libs" {with-test}
   "octez-shell-libs" {with-test}
   "tezos-protocol-demo-noops" {with-test}
diff --git a/opam/octez-testnet-scenarios.opam b/opam/octez-testnet-scenarios.opam
index d3588f83b6804b5cc0a353fd3b9fe6562eefb1c1..b036f84108cafcae8d80f7f927373ce1bf336c81 100644
--- a/opam/octez-testnet-scenarios.opam
+++ b/opam/octez-testnet-scenarios.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 depends: [
   "dune" { >= "3.0" & < "3.11" }
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
-  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "tezt-tezos"
   "tezt-ethereum"
 ]
diff --git a/opam/scoru-sequencer-test.opam b/opam/scoru-sequencer-test.opam
index 7b7a74c64d859ee094a560ff2bd0b51e1cc644da..1b61d7388758cfb5df93a5650abe6b0f7e07e45f 100644
--- a/opam/scoru-sequencer-test.opam
+++ b/opam/scoru-sequencer-test.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 depends: [
   "dune" { >= "3.0" & < "3.11" }
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-libs" {with-test}
   "tezos-protocol-alpha" {with-test}
   "octez-smart-rollup-sequencer" {with-test}
diff --git a/opam/tezos-benchmark-tests.opam b/opam/tezos-benchmark-tests.opam
index c2e8b09bfbd3c880480afe9aa3eb2efb271a9020..242d4384dfba463791350284d3e1df54fc7c4d74 100644
--- a/opam/tezos-benchmark-tests.opam
+++ b/opam/tezos-benchmark-tests.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 depends: [
   "dune" { >= "3.0" & < "3.11" }
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-alcotezt" {with-test}
   "octez-libs" {with-test}
   "tezos-benchmark" {with-test}
diff --git a/opam/tezos-dac-lib-test.opam b/opam/tezos-dac-lib-test.opam
index cc70bc6b21f2d5d1c8b446c62c9a41d2c69b1acd..3a869a6793c2012185ac4c28e7db89a3bd37468a 100644
--- a/opam/tezos-dac-lib-test.opam
+++ b/opam/tezos-dac-lib-test.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 depends: [
   "dune" { >= "3.0" & < "3.11" }
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-libs" {with-test}
   "tezos-dac-lib" {with-test}
   "octez-alcotezt" {with-test}
diff --git a/opam/tezos-dac-node-lib-test.opam b/opam/tezos-dac-node-lib-test.opam
index 759149e5f7bf03603980f0daee71fbc5858f5e79..a3177f4710956b4acfe5181c0723ade933dd9672 100644
--- a/opam/tezos-dac-node-lib-test.opam
+++ b/opam/tezos-dac-node-lib-test.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 depends: [
   "dune" { >= "3.0" & < "3.11" }
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-libs" {with-test}
   "tezos-dac-node-lib" {with-test}
   "octez-alcotezt" {with-test}
diff --git a/opam/tezos-lazy-containers-tests.opam b/opam/tezos-lazy-containers-tests.opam
index d88c4b190444a892a4338a9372d3d253c1c64c7a..95a7975a8a63198b322e89508dee4202c38cd074 100644
--- a/opam/tezos-lazy-containers-tests.opam
+++ b/opam/tezos-lazy-containers-tests.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 depends: [
   "dune" { >= "3.0" & < "3.11" }
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-libs" {with-test}
   "qcheck-core" {with-test}
   "qcheck-alcotest" { with-test & >= "0.20" }
diff --git a/opam/tezos-micheline-rewriting.opam b/opam/tezos-micheline-rewriting.opam
index 9f4a7257b1a78454e3f3863e0e9a44de3103e82d..0021d5e7ad7c7cf0758060b7aad26e2a675b6126 100644
--- a/opam/tezos-micheline-rewriting.opam
+++ b/opam/tezos-micheline-rewriting.opam
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ depends: [
   "zarith" { >= "1.12" & < "1.13" }
   "zarith_stubs_js"
   "octez-libs"
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "tezos-protocol-alpha" {with-test}
   "octez-protocol-alpha-libs" {with-test}
 ]
diff --git a/opam/tezos-openapi.opam b/opam/tezos-openapi.opam
index 95c2a427fc38d6dd49a9bc01d89cac3fed54f644..8fc3369591548e966ba560ef997e3ef9e11a8b4d 100644
--- a/opam/tezos-openapi.opam
+++ b/opam/tezos-openapi.opam
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ depends: [
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
   "ezjsonm" { >= "1.3.0" }
   "json-data-encoding" { >= "0.12" & < "0.13" }
-  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
 ]
 build: [
   ["rm" "-r" "vendors" "contrib"]
diff --git a/opam/tezos-protocol-017-PtNairob-tests.opam b/opam/tezos-protocol-017-PtNairob-tests.opam
index e7a51a961bab6b198d1b22e1ac46901c93c1d99a..323e03b52a39de6fdbf7611d22d637a80f3c384e 100644
--- a/opam/tezos-protocol-017-PtNairob-tests.opam
+++ b/opam/tezos-protocol-017-PtNairob-tests.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 depends: [
   "dune" { >= "3.0" & < "3.11" }
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-libs" {with-test}
   "octez-alcotezt" {with-test}
   "octez-protocol-017-PtNairob-libs" {with-test}
diff --git a/opam/tezos-protocol-018-Proxford-tests.opam b/opam/tezos-protocol-018-Proxford-tests.opam
index 4e8e710c8ea6a79eb632060dc89f7a00e101f945..9cec52fd5400a9dad5df94065d391fa0ceacf9ec 100644
--- a/opam/tezos-protocol-018-Proxford-tests.opam
+++ b/opam/tezos-protocol-018-Proxford-tests.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 depends: [
   "dune" { >= "3.0" & < "3.11" }
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-libs" {with-test}
   "octez-alcotezt" {with-test}
   "octez-protocol-018-Proxford-libs" {with-test}
diff --git a/opam/tezos-protocol-alpha-tests.opam b/opam/tezos-protocol-alpha-tests.opam
index 000d9afcff78247c298012e1a8410de7d44cdf04..52c3e724fd1f18e79dd1098dc8678b6c1d5cf81d 100644
--- a/opam/tezos-protocol-alpha-tests.opam
+++ b/opam/tezos-protocol-alpha-tests.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 depends: [
   "dune" { >= "3.0" & < "3.11" }
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-libs" {with-test}
   "octez-alcotezt" {with-test}
   "octez-protocol-alpha-libs" {with-test}
diff --git a/opam/tezos-proxy-server-config.opam b/opam/tezos-proxy-server-config.opam
index 6759cfc65e36a0b482e1af52b2ab49516ac605e2..688f669cd0f2f01a9bd2a20a60c0f478148612fb 100644
--- a/opam/tezos-proxy-server-config.opam
+++ b/opam/tezos-proxy-server-config.opam
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ depends: [
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
   "octez-libs"
   "uri" { >= "3.1.0" }
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "qcheck-alcotest" { with-test & >= "0.20" }
   "octez-alcotezt" {with-test}
 ]
diff --git a/opam/tezos-sc-rollup-node-test.opam b/opam/tezos-sc-rollup-node-test.opam
index 150747633a621c0ee6fdb6b07b48256684ec9f39..fe168787e6c23f4d254edcbef383c33db87d5620 100644
--- a/opam/tezos-sc-rollup-node-test.opam
+++ b/opam/tezos-sc-rollup-node-test.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 depends: [
   "dune" { >= "3.0" & < "3.11" }
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-libs" {with-test}
   "tezos-protocol-017-PtNairob" {with-test}
   "octez-protocol-017-PtNairob-libs" {with-test}
diff --git a/opam/tezos-scoru-wasm-regressions.opam b/opam/tezos-scoru-wasm-regressions.opam
index c09be009f20efdb0c009670c391e0834b206786c..372656dae84f5cf95e07c7c778a8da47677417ce 100644
--- a/opam/tezos-scoru-wasm-regressions.opam
+++ b/opam/tezos-scoru-wasm-regressions.opam
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ depends: [
   "octez-l2-libs"
   "tezos-protocol-alpha"
   "octez-protocol-alpha-libs"
-  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
 ]
 build: [
   ["rm" "-r" "vendors" "contrib"]
diff --git a/opam/tezos-smart-rollup-node-lib-test.opam b/opam/tezos-smart-rollup-node-lib-test.opam
index d1a2c87424aa33d2a13397d8edf325373e60c4ad..e21e7483f3f6f07c8749400a0d5d9eac35984a0f 100644
--- a/opam/tezos-smart-rollup-node-lib-test.opam
+++ b/opam/tezos-smart-rollup-node-lib-test.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 depends: [
   "dune" { >= "3.0" & < "3.11" }
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-libs" {with-test}
   "octez-l2-libs" {with-test}
   "octez-smart-rollup-node-lib" {with-test}
diff --git a/opam/tezos-tps-evaluation.opam b/opam/tezos-tps-evaluation.opam
index 35ea14728f9faafec8ab894d80c76a13cc839d62..27d4952c0e77a96383efcae63c450e1ee2f7a864 100644
--- a/opam/tezos-tps-evaluation.opam
+++ b/opam/tezos-tps-evaluation.opam
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ depends: [
   "octez-protocol-alpha-libs"
   "octez-shell-libs"
   "tezos-protocol-alpha"
-  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "tezt-tezos"
   "uri" { >= "3.1.0" }
 ]
diff --git a/opam/tezos-tree-encoding-test.opam b/opam/tezos-tree-encoding-test.opam
index fc3fe6a57b7131c23dd1174d4e319a3332597e8f..b6acc217bbe0a185dad59c1f4c978be5ab007baf 100644
--- a/opam/tezos-tree-encoding-test.opam
+++ b/opam/tezos-tree-encoding-test.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 depends: [
   "dune" { >= "3.0" & < "3.11" }
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
-  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { with-test & >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "octez-libs" {with-test}
   "octez-l2-libs" {with-test}
   "qcheck-alcotest" { with-test & >= "0.20" }
diff --git a/opam/tezt-ethereum.opam b/opam/tezt-ethereum.opam
index 22f821a3bf3d6373f941019ed8854f3b99cbd5bb..50302e1b619efb4cb91dace1bf979cbc444ec48d 100644
--- a/opam/tezt-ethereum.opam
+++ b/opam/tezt-ethereum.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 depends: [
   "dune" { >= "3.0" & < "3.11" }
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
-  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "tezt-tezos"
 ]
 build: [
diff --git a/opam/tezt-tezos.opam b/opam/tezt-tezos.opam
index a855736d97a4bfd4a143833a4fe2a8da86c8afb1..10b8604dd7c0ef2f03cbd0956d3aecacdc5cafc5 100644
--- a/opam/tezt-tezos.opam
+++ b/opam/tezt-tezos.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license: "MIT"
 depends: [
   "dune" { >= "3.0" & < "3.11" }
   "ocaml" { >= "4.14" }
-  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "uri" { >= "3.1.0" }
   "cohttp-lwt-unix" { >= "5.2.0" }
   "hex" { >= "1.3.0" }
diff --git a/opam/virtual/octez-deps.opam b/opam/virtual/octez-deps.opam
index 4a6cbd1a7a9b8d343f0cffa58b42189d26ac6507..47c2e436a4e7e68d36e80c066568fa7e43e81392 100644
--- a/opam/virtual/octez-deps.opam
+++ b/opam/virtual/octez-deps.opam
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ depends: [
   "tar-unix" { >= "2.0.1" & < "3.0.0" }
   "tezos-rust-libs" { = "1.6" }
   "tezos-sapling-parameters" { >= "1.1.0" }
-  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" }
+  "tezt" { >= "3.1.1" & < "4.0.0" }
   "tls-lwt" { >= "0.16.0" }
   "uri" { >= "3.1.0" }
   "uutf"