diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 5f82f14..0500527 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ flake8==4.0.1; python_version >= '3'
 flake8==3.9.2; python_version < '3'
 tox==3.24.5
 coverage==5.5; python_version < '3'
-coverage==6.2; python_version >= '3'
+coverage==7.2.0; python_version >= '3'
 Sphinx==4.3.2; python_version >= '3'
 pytest==6.2.5; python_version >= '3'
 pytest==4.6.11; python_version < '3'