diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 640da0d..f9c5724 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ dev =
     pep8-naming         == 0.12.1  # And even your function and variable names
     mypy                ~= 1.10.0  # Do your type annotations actually work?
     pydocstyle          == 6.1.1   # Do your docstrings look like everyone else's?
-    coverage            == 5.5     # Does all your code get exercised?
+    coverage            == 7.6.8     # Does all your code get exercised?
     pytest              == 6.2.5   # Testing
     pytest-cov          == 5.0.0   # pytest + coverage = pytest-cov
     pytest-watch        == 4.2.0   # Automatic testing every time you save a file