diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 55e01aa..a5d3715 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Repository = "https://github.com/AppliedIR/Valhuntir"
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
     "pytest>=7.0",
-    "pytest-cov>=4.0",
+    "pytest-cov>=7.1.0",
     "ruff>=0.4",
 ]