diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 012f96dc..562ebfcd 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ pycrdt-websocket~=0.16.0
 # Testing dependencies
 pytest==9.0.3
 pytest-asyncio==1.3.0
-pytest-cov==4.1.0
+pytest-cov==7.1.0