diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 0b118cd..65eee1e 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 # ── Testing ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 pytest>=8.0
-pytest-cov>=5.0
+pytest-cov>=7.1.0
 pytest-timeout>=2.3
 pytest-memray>=1.5; sys_platform != "win32"  # memray has no Windows wheels