diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 81d507f..9d3f1c0 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ wheel==0.35.1
 bumpversion==0.6.0
 pip==20.2.2
 sphinx==3.2.1
-coverage==5.2.1
+coverage==7.6.9
 watchdog==0.10.3
 flake8==3.8.3
 PyYAML==5.3.1