diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 94dd2cc..1d3c4e8 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ flake8==3.7.8
 wheel==0.33.6
 watchdog==0.9.0
 pytest==5.1.2
-coverage==4.5.4
+coverage==7.6.8
 tox==3.13.2
 Sphinx==2.2.0
 twine==1.13.0