diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 1fa5e0ee..6fd38c97 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ py2exe==0.12.0.1; sys_platform == 'win32'
 
 # Testing
 pytest==7.1.3
-pytest-cov==3.0.0  # Pytest code coverage support
+pytest-cov==4.0.0  # Pytest code coverage support
 coverage[toml]==6.4.4 # pytest-cov dep. This is here to ensure that it includes TOML support for pyproject.toml configs
 # For manipulating folder permissions and the like.
 pywin32==304; sys_platform == 'win32'