diff --git a/pytest_mpl/plugin.py b/pytest_mpl/plugin.py
index 69aa26f..4ab01dd 100644
--- a/pytest_mpl/plugin.py
+++ b/pytest_mpl/plugin.py
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@
 ALL_IMAGE_FORMATS = RASTER_IMAGE_FORMATS + VECTOR_IMAGE_FORMATS
 
 
+def _get_item_dir(item):
+    # .path is available starting from pytest 7, .fspath is for older versions.
+    return getattr(item, "path", Path(item.fspath)).parent
+
+
 def _hash_file(in_stream):
     """
     Hashes an already opened file.
@@ -445,11 +450,11 @@ def get_baseline_directory(self, item):
         baseline_dir = compare.kwargs.get('baseline_dir', None)
         if baseline_dir is None:
             if self.baseline_dir is None:
-                baseline_dir = Path(item.fspath).parent / 'baseline'
+                baseline_dir = _get_item_dir(item) / 'baseline'
             else:
                 if self.baseline_relative_dir:
                     # baseline dir is relative to the current test
-                    baseline_dir = Path(item.fspath).parent / self.baseline_relative_dir
+                    baseline_dir = _get_item_dir(item) / self.baseline_relative_dir
                 else:
                     # baseline dir is relative to where pytest was run
                     baseline_dir = self.baseline_dir
@@ -457,7 +462,7 @@ def get_baseline_directory(self, item):
         baseline_remote = (isinstance(baseline_dir, str) and  # noqa
                            baseline_dir.startswith(('http://', 'https://')))
         if not baseline_remote:
-            return Path(item.fspath).parent / baseline_dir
+            return _get_item_dir(item) / baseline_dir
 
         return baseline_dir
 
@@ -686,7 +691,7 @@ def compare_image_to_hash_library(self, item, fig, result_dir, summary=None):
         hash_library_filename = compare.kwargs.get("hash_library", None) or self.hash_library
         if self._hash_library_from_cli:  # for backwards compatibility
             hash_library_filename = self.hash_library
-        hash_library_filename = (Path(item.fspath).parent / hash_library_filename).absolute()
+        hash_library_filename = _get_item_dir(item) / hash_library_filename
 
         if not Path(hash_library_filename).exists():
             pytest.fail(f"Can't find hash library at path {hash_library_filename}")
diff --git a/tests/test_default_tolerance.py b/tests/test_default_tolerance.py
index 93cb21b..802527f 100644
--- a/tests/test_default_tolerance.py
+++ b/tests/test_default_tolerance.py
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def baseline_image(tmpdir_factory):
+def baseline_image(tmp_path_factory):
     path = Path(__file__).parent / "baseline" / "2.0.x" / f"{TEST_NAME}.png"
     image = Image.open(path)
     draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
     draw.rectangle(((0, 0), (100, 100)), fill="red")
-    output = Path(tmpdir_factory.mktemp("data").join(f"{TEST_NAME}.png"))
+    output = tmp_path_factory.mktemp("data") / f"{TEST_NAME}.png"
     image.save(output)
     return output
 
diff --git a/tests/test_pytest_mpl.py b/tests/test_pytest_mpl.py
index 73d959c..9238004 100644
--- a/tests/test_pytest_mpl.py
+++ b/tests/test_pytest_mpl.py
@@ -120,11 +120,10 @@ def test_fail():
 """
 
 
-def test_fails(tmpdir):
-
-    test_file = tmpdir.join('test.py').strpath
-    with open(test_file, 'w') as f:
-        f.write(TEST_FAILING)
+def test_fails(tmp_path):
+    test_file = tmp_path / "test.py"
+    test_file.write_text(TEST_FAILING)
+    test_file = str(test_file)
 
     # If we use --mpl, it should detect that the figure is wrong
     code = call_pytest(['--mpl', test_file])
@@ -147,16 +146,15 @@ def test_output_dir():
 """
 
 
-def test_output_dir(tmpdir):
-    test_file = tmpdir.join('test.py').strpath
-    with open(test_file, 'w') as f:
-        f.write(TEST_OUTPUT_DIR)
+def test_output_dir(tmp_path):
+    test_file = tmp_path / "test.py"
+    test_file.write_text(TEST_OUTPUT_DIR)
 
-    output_dir = tmpdir.join('test_output_dir')
+    output_dir = tmp_path / "test_output_dir"
 
     # When we run the test, we should get output images where we specify
     code = call_pytest([f'--mpl-results-path={output_dir}',
-                        '--mpl', test_file])
+                        '--mpl', str(test_file)])
 
     assert code != 0
     assert output_dir.exists()
@@ -175,13 +173,14 @@ def test_gen():
 """
 
 
-def test_generate(tmpdir):
+def test_generate(tmp_path):
 
-    test_file = tmpdir.join('test.py').strpath
-    with open(test_file, 'w') as f:
-        f.write(TEST_GENERATE)
+    test_file = tmp_path / "test.py"
+    test_file.write_text(TEST_GENERATE)
+    test_file = str(test_file)
 
-    gen_dir = tmpdir.mkdir('spam').mkdir('egg').strpath
+    gen_dir = tmp_path / "spam" / "egg"
+    gen_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
 
     # If we don't generate, the test will fail
     assert_pytest_fails_with(['--mpl', test_file], 'Image file not found for comparison test')
@@ -301,11 +300,10 @@ def test_hash_fails():
 """
 
 
-def test_hash_fails(tmpdir):
-
-    test_file = tmpdir.join('test.py').strpath
-    with open(test_file, 'w', encoding='ascii') as f:
-        f.write(TEST_FAILING_HASH)
+def test_hash_fails(tmp_path):
+    test_file = tmp_path / "test.py"
+    test_file.write_text(TEST_FAILING_HASH, encoding="ascii")
+    test_file = str(test_file)
 
     # If we use --mpl, it should detect that the figure is wrong
     output = assert_pytest_fails_with(['--mpl', test_file], "doesn't match hash FAIL in library")
@@ -340,11 +338,11 @@ def test_hash_fail_hybrid():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(ftv != '261', reason="Incorrect freetype version for hash check")
-def test_hash_fail_hybrid(tmpdir):
+def test_hash_fail_hybrid(tmp_path):
 
-    test_file = tmpdir.join('test.py').strpath
-    with open(test_file, 'w', encoding='ascii') as f:
-        f.write(TEST_FAILING_HYBRID)
+    test_file = tmp_path / "test.py"
+    test_file.write_text(TEST_FAILING_HYBRID, encoding="ascii")
+    test_file = str(test_file)
 
     # Assert that image comparison runs and fails
     output = assert_pytest_fails_with(['--mpl', test_file,
@@ -382,18 +380,18 @@ def test_hash_fails():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(ftv != '261', reason="Incorrect freetype version for hash check")
-def test_hash_fail_new_hashes(tmpdir):
+def test_hash_fail_new_hashes(tmp_path):
     # Check that the hash comparison fails even if a new hash file is requested
-    test_file = tmpdir.join('test.py').strpath
-    with open(test_file, 'w', encoding='ascii') as f:
-        f.write(TEST_FAILING_NEW_HASH)
+    test_file = tmp_path / "test.py"
+    test_file.write_text(TEST_FAILING_NEW_HASH, encoding="ascii")
+    test_file = str(test_file)
 
     # Assert that image comparison runs and fails
     assert_pytest_fails_with(['--mpl', test_file,
                               f'--mpl-hash-library={fail_hash_library}'],
                              "doesn't match hash FAIL in library")
 
-    hash_file = tmpdir.join('new_hashes.json').strpath
+    hash_file = tmp_path / "new_hashes.json"
     # Assert that image comparison runs and fails
     assert_pytest_fails_with(['--mpl', test_file,
                               f'--mpl-hash-library={fail_hash_library}',
@@ -413,11 +411,10 @@ def test_hash_missing():
 """
 
 
-def test_hash_missing(tmpdir):
-
-    test_file = tmpdir.join('test.py').strpath
-    with open(test_file, 'w') as f:
-        f.write(TEST_MISSING_HASH)
+def test_hash_missing(tmp_path):
+    test_file = tmp_path / "test.py"
+    test_file.write_text(TEST_MISSING_HASH)
+    test_file = str(test_file)
 
     # Assert fails if hash library missing
     assert_pytest_fails_with(['--mpl', test_file, '--mpl-hash-library=/not/a/path'],
@@ -450,31 +447,26 @@ def test_unmodified(): return plot()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not hash_library.exists(), reason="No hash library for this mpl version")
-def test_results_always(tmpdir):
+def test_results_always(tmp_path):
+    test_file = tmp_path / "test.py"
+    test_file.write_text(TEST_RESULTS_ALWAYS)
+    results_path = tmp_path / "results"
+    results_path.mkdir()
 
-    test_file = tmpdir.join('test.py').strpath
-    with open(test_file, 'w') as f:
-        f.write(TEST_RESULTS_ALWAYS)
-    results_path = tmpdir.mkdir('results')
-
-    code = call_pytest(['--mpl', test_file, '--mpl-results-always',
+    code = call_pytest(['--mpl', str(test_file), '--mpl-results-always',
                         rf'--mpl-hash-library={hash_library}',
                         rf'--mpl-baseline-path={baseline_dir_abs}',
                         '--mpl-generate-summary=html,json,basic-html',
-                        rf'--mpl-results-path={results_path.strpath}'])
+                        rf'--mpl-results-path={results_path}'])
     assert code == 0  # hashes correct, so all should pass
 
     # assert files for interactive HTML exist
-    assert results_path.join('fig_comparison.html').exists()
-    assert results_path.join('styles.css').exists()
-    assert results_path.join('extra.js').exists()
-
-    comparison_file = results_path.join('fig_comparison_basic.html')
-    with open(comparison_file, 'r') as f:
-        html = f.read()
+    assert (results_path / "fig_comparison.html").exists()
+    assert (results_path / "styles.css").exists()
+    assert (results_path / "extra.js").exists()
 
-    json_file = results_path.join('results.json')
-    with open(json_file, 'r') as f:
+    html = (results_path / "fig_comparison_basic.html").read_text()
+    with (results_path / "results.json").open("r") as f:
         json_results = json.load(f)
 
     # each test, and which images should exist
@@ -495,7 +487,7 @@ def test_results_always(tmpdir):
 
         for image_type in ['baseline', 'result-failed-diff', 'result']:
             image = f'{test_name}/{image_type}.png'
-            image_exists = results_path.join(*image.split('/')).exists()
+            image_exists = (results_path / image).exists()
             json_image_key = f"{image_type.split('-')[-1]}_image"
             if image_type in exists:  # assert image so pytest prints it on error
                 assert image and image_exists
@@ -554,11 +546,11 @@ def test_fails(self):
     TEST_FAILING_CLASS_SETUP_METHOD,
     TEST_FAILING_UNITTEST_TESTCASE,
 ])
-def test_class_fail(code, tmpdir):
+def test_class_fail(code, tmp_path):
 
-    test_file = tmpdir.join('test.py').strpath
-    with open(test_file, 'w') as f:
-        f.write(code)
+    test_file = tmp_path / "test.py"
+    test_file.write_text(code)
+    test_file = str(test_file)
 
     # Assert fails if hash library missing
     assert_pytest_fails_with(['--mpl', test_file, '--mpl-hash-library=/not/a/path'],