diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index c954a39..17f0a06 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 . # <- install ourselves
-coverage==6.3.3
+coverage==7.6.7
 flake8==4.0.1
 pre-commit==2.19.0
 tox==3.25.0