diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 92b1378..e053f37 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ coverage==4.5.1
 click==6.7
 flake8==3.5.0
 pytest==3.4.1
-pytest-cov==2.5.1
+pytest-cov==2.12.1
 pytest-watch==4.1.0
 sphinx-bootstrap-theme==0.6.4