diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 3583f0a..6a75496 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ prometheus-client>=0.19.0
 # Testing
 pytest>=7.4.4
 pytest-asyncio>=0.23.3
-pytest-cov>=4.1.0
+pytest-cov>=7.1.0
 httpx>=0.26.0
 
 # Code quality