diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 10c7477..ba0d2bb 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pyjwt>=2.8.0  # JWT token verification for Supabase Auth
 # Testing
 pytest>=8.0.0
 pytest-asyncio>=0.24.0
-pytest-cov>=6.0.0
+pytest-cov>=7.1.0
 
 # Observability
 sentry-sdk[fastapi]>=2.0.0