diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
index 254f465d..38e4114f 100644
--- a/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 -r requirements-pinned.txt
 
 # additional test tools for linting and coverage measurement
-coverage==6.5.0
+coverage==7.0.1
 black==22.12.0
 isort==5.11.4
 pylint==2.15.9