diff --git a/changelog/10196.trivial.rst b/changelog/10196.trivial.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..edf458f84c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/10196.trivial.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:class:`~pytest.PytestReturnNotNoneWarning` is now a subclass of :class:`~pytest.PytestRemovedIn8Warning`: the plan is to make returning non-``None`` from tests an error in the future.
diff --git a/doc/en/reference/reference.rst b/doc/en/reference/reference.rst
index bdad8fa597d..9e75890258f 100644
--- a/doc/en/reference/reference.rst
+++ b/doc/en/reference/reference.rst
@@ -1133,6 +1133,9 @@ Custom warnings generated in some situations such as improper usage or deprecate
 .. autoclass:: pytest.PytestReturnNotNoneWarning
   :show-inheritance:
 
+.. autoclass:: pytest.PytestRemovedIn8Warning
+  :show-inheritance:
+
 .. autoclass:: pytest.PytestUnhandledCoroutineWarning
    :show-inheritance:
 
diff --git a/src/_pytest/warning_types.py b/src/_pytest/warning_types.py
index c32ce80ccb1..817e2e40427 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/warning_types.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/warning_types.py
@@ -48,14 +48,13 @@ class PytestDeprecationWarning(PytestWarning, DeprecationWarning):
     __module__ = "pytest"
 
 
-@final
 class PytestRemovedIn8Warning(PytestDeprecationWarning):
     """Warning class for features that will be removed in pytest 8."""
 
     __module__ = "pytest"
 
 
-class PytestReturnNotNoneWarning(PytestDeprecationWarning):
+class PytestReturnNotNoneWarning(PytestRemovedIn8Warning):
     """Warning emitted when a test function is returning value other than None."""
 
     __module__ = "pytest"