diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
index b69c7e57..1792542e 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==6.4.4
+coverage==6.5.0
 black==22.8.0
 isort==5.10.1
 pylint==2.15.3