diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 45d5c2692..bff295bc6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ optional-dependencies.mic = [
 ]
 optional-dependencies.tests = [
   "check-manifest",
-  "coverage",
+  "coverage>=7.4.2",
   "defusedxml",
   "markdown2",
   "olefile",