diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d338da20..13960cb7 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ tests =
     ; Allow automatic testing of scripts
     pytest-console-scripts>=1.1,<1.4
     ; Pytest plugin for working with coverage
-    pytest-cov>=2.10,<3.1
+    pytest-cov>=2.10,<4.1
     ; ReStructuredText linter
     rstcheck[sphinx]>=5.0,<6.2
     ; Python test environment manager