diff --git a/src/OpenApiSpecLoader.php b/src/OpenApiSpecLoader.php
index 8e0ed1c..8a8cc9b 100644
--- a/src/OpenApiSpecLoader.php
+++ b/src/OpenApiSpecLoader.php
@@ -79,6 +79,22 @@ public static function load(string $specName): array
         return $decoded;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Clear only the cached specs, keeping basePath and stripPrefixes intact.
+     */
+    public static function clearCache(): void
+    {
+        self::$cache = [];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove a single spec from the cache.
+     */
+    public static function evict(string $specName): void
+    {
+        unset(self::$cache[$specName]);
+    }
+
     public static function reset(): void
     {
         self::$basePath = null;
diff --git a/src/PHPUnit/OpenApiCoverageExtension.php b/src/PHPUnit/OpenApiCoverageExtension.php
index a995ad6..87b1f94 100644
--- a/src/PHPUnit/OpenApiCoverageExtension.php
+++ b/src/PHPUnit/OpenApiCoverageExtension.php
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ public function notify(ExecutionFinished $event): void
             {
                 $results = $this->computeAllResults();
 
+                // Free cached spec data now that coverage has been computed
+                OpenApiSpecLoader::clearCache();
+
                 if ($results === []) {
                     return;
                 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/OpenApiSpecLoaderTest.php b/tests/Unit/OpenApiSpecLoaderTest.php
index 2c1b62c..57aa95d 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/OpenApiSpecLoaderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/OpenApiSpecLoaderTest.php
@@ -105,4 +105,45 @@ public function reset_clears_all_state(): void
         $this->expectException(RuntimeException::class);
         OpenApiSpecLoader::getBasePath();
     }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function clear_cache_keeps_config(): void
+    {
+        $fixturesPath = __DIR__ . '/../fixtures/specs';
+        OpenApiSpecLoader::configure($fixturesPath, ['/api']);
+
+        // Load to populate cache
+        OpenApiSpecLoader::load('petstore-3.0');
+
+        OpenApiSpecLoader::clearCache();
+
+        // Config is preserved
+        $this->assertSame($fixturesPath, OpenApiSpecLoader::getBasePath());
+        $this->assertSame(['/api'], OpenApiSpecLoader::getStripPrefixes());
+
+        // Cache is cleared — next load reads from disk again
+        $spec = OpenApiSpecLoader::load('petstore-3.0');
+        $this->assertSame('3.0.3', $spec['openapi']);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function evict_removes_single_spec_from_cache(): void
+    {
+        $fixturesPath = __DIR__ . '/../fixtures/specs';
+        OpenApiSpecLoader::configure($fixturesPath);
+
+        // Load two specs
+        $first30 = OpenApiSpecLoader::load('petstore-3.0');
+        $first31 = OpenApiSpecLoader::load('petstore-3.1');
+
+        // Evict only 3.0
+        OpenApiSpecLoader::evict('petstore-3.0');
+
+        // 3.1 still cached (same reference)
+        $this->assertSame($first31, OpenApiSpecLoader::load('petstore-3.1'));
+
+        // 3.0 reloaded from disk (equal but fresh instance)
+        $reloaded30 = OpenApiSpecLoader::load('petstore-3.0');
+        $this->assertSame($first30, $reloaded30);
+    }
 }