diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index afb028c..3b8bba7 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pip==19.3
 bumpversion==0.5.3
 flake8==3.7.8
 wheel==0.33.6
-coverage==4.5.4
+coverage==7.6.8
 tox==3.14.0
 pytest-runner==5.1
 Sphinx==2.2.0