diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 3719884..09bb68c 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ watchdog==0.9.0
 flake8==3.7.7
 pytest-mypy==0.3.2
 tox==3.12.1
-coverage==4.5.3
+coverage==7.6.9
 Sphinx==2.1.0
 twine==1.13.0
 pytest==4.6.0