diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
index 7de253e2cc..1a90c7e0e4 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==6.3.2
+coverage==7.2.1
 black==22.3.0
 isort==5.10.1
 pylint==2.13.8