diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 41c3a928..ef2728ca 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ py2exe==0.13.0.1; sys_platform == 'win32'
 
 # Testing
 pytest==8.1.1
-pytest-cov==4.1.0  # Pytest code coverage support
+pytest-cov==5.0.0  # Pytest code coverage support
 coverage[toml]==7.4.4 # pytest-cov dep. This is here to ensure that it includes TOML support for pyproject.toml configs
 coverage-conditional-plugin==0.9.0
 # For manipulating folder permissions and the like.