diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 8d473cfe..1d513b17 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 envlist = py3,pep8,releasenotes
 minversion = 3.1.1
-skipsdist = True
 ignore_basepython_conflict = True
 
 [testenv]
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ deps =
 commands =
     find . -type f -name "*.py[c|o]" -delete
     stestr run --slowest {posargs}
-whitelist_externals = find
+allowlist_externals = find
 
 [testenv:bandit]
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ commands =
     flake8
     # Check that .po and .pot files are valid:
     bash -c "find senlinclient -type f -regex '.*\.pot?' -print0|xargs -0 -n 1 --no-run-if-empty msgfmt --check-format -o /dev/null"
-whitelist_externals = bash
+allowlist_externals = bash
 
 [testenv:venv]
 commands = {posargs}