diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1564e16e..d1d1bcbb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             "pylint==1.9.4",
             "pylint-exit>=1.1.0",
             "python-coveralls==2.9.3",
-            "coverage==4.5.4",
+            "coverage==6.0",
             "mock==2.0.0",
             "virtualenv==20.1.0",
         ],