diff --git a/dvc/testing/benchmarks/cli/commands/test_data_status.py b/dvc/testing/benchmarks/cli/commands/test_data_status.py
index 49a9b76671c..d2c73561ef2 100644
--- a/dvc/testing/benchmarks/cli/commands/test_data_status.py
+++ b/dvc/testing/benchmarks/cli/commands/test_data_status.py
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 from shutil import rmtree
 
-import pytest
-
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.requires(minversion=(2, 15, 0), reason="new command")
-
 
 def test_data_status(bench_dvc, tmp_dir, scm, dvc, make_dataset):
     args = ("data", "status")
diff --git a/dvc/testing/benchmarks/cli/commands/test_exp_show.py b/dvc/testing/benchmarks/cli/commands/test_exp_show.py
index 2b1ace5098e..0dad78ea438 100644
--- a/dvc/testing/benchmarks/cli/commands/test_exp_show.py
+++ b/dvc/testing/benchmarks/cli/commands/test_exp_show.py
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-import pytest
-
-
-@pytest.mark.requires(minversion=(2, 28, 0))
 def test_exp_show(make_project, monkeypatch, bench_dvc, dvc_bin):
     url = "https://github.com/iterative/example-get-started"
     rev = "main"
diff --git a/dvc/testing/benchmarks/cli/commands/test_import.py b/dvc/testing/benchmarks/cli/commands/test_import.py
index f96295dd68e..4884bed4b6f 100644
--- a/dvc/testing/benchmarks/cli/commands/test_import.py
+++ b/dvc/testing/benchmarks/cli/commands/test_import.py
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.flaky(reruns=3)
+@pytest.mark.requires(
+    "!=3.53.*,!=3.54.0",
+    reason="Takes 10 mins to run. Regression in 3.53.0, fixed in 3.54.1",
+)
+# Introduced in https://github.com/iterative/dvc/pull/10388.
+# Fixed in https://github.com/iterative/dvc/pull/10531.
 def test_import(bench_dvc, tmp_dir, scm, dvc, make_dataset, remote):
     dataset = make_dataset(
         cache=False, files=False, dvcfile=True, commit=True, remote=True
diff --git a/dvc/testing/benchmarks/cli/commands/test_plots.py b/dvc/testing/benchmarks/cli/commands/test_plots.py
index 2ed3210dac9..71a2f32414b 100644
--- a/dvc/testing/benchmarks/cli/commands/test_plots.py
+++ b/dvc/testing/benchmarks/cli/commands/test_plots.py
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-import pytest
-
 from dvc.repo import Repo
 from dvc.testing.benchmarks.fixtures import _pull
 
 
-@pytest.mark.requires(minversion=(2, 34, 0), reason="top-level plots not supported")
 def test_plots(project, bench_dvc):
     with Repo() as dvc:
         _pull(dvc)
diff --git a/dvc/testing/benchmarks/fixtures.py b/dvc/testing/benchmarks/fixtures.py
index 749d5ab37af..903c5a48ce8 100644
--- a/dvc/testing/benchmarks/fixtures.py
+++ b/dvc/testing/benchmarks/fixtures.py
@@ -133,17 +133,19 @@ def parse_tuple(version_string):
 @pytest.fixture
 def dvc_bin(request, make_dvc_bin):
     if marker := request.node.get_closest_marker("requires"):
-        minversion = marker.kwargs.get("minversion") or first(marker.args)
-        assert minversion, (
-            "'minversion' needs to be specified as"
-            " a positional or a keyword argument"
-        )
-        reason = marker.kwargs.get("reason", "")
-        if isinstance(minversion, str):
-            minversion = parse_tuple(minversion)
-        if make_dvc_bin.version < minversion:
-            version_repr = ".".join(map(str, minversion))
-            pytest.skip(f"requires dvc>={version_repr}: {reason}")
+        from packaging.specifiers import SpecifierSet
+        from packaging.version import Version
+
+        spec = first(marker.args)
+        assert spec is not None
+        spec = SpecifierSet(spec) if isinstance(spec, str) else spec
+        reason = marker.kwargs["reason"]
+        dvc_version = ".".join(map(str, make_dvc_bin.version))
+        if Version(dvc_version) not in spec:
+            pytest.skip(
+                f"Version {dvc_version} "
+                f"does not satisfy requirement {spec!r}: {reason}"
+            )
     return make_dvc_bin
 
 
diff --git a/dvc/testing/benchmarks/plugin.py b/dvc/testing/benchmarks/plugin.py
index 9d3b142ec4a..b1b9f9de14f 100644
--- a/dvc/testing/benchmarks/plugin.py
+++ b/dvc/testing/benchmarks/plugin.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ def __init__(self):
 
 def pytest_configure(config):
     config.addinivalue_line(
-        "markers", "requires(minversion): mark a test as requiring minimum DVC version"
+        "markers",
+        "requires(spec): mark a test to run only on versions that satisfy the spec",
     )
 
     config.bench_config = DVCBenchConfig()