diff --git a/package.nix b/package.nix
index e447594494..6911ebb7b5 100644
--- a/package.nix
+++ b/package.nix
@@ -126,17 +126,13 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
     with python3.pkgs;
     [
       pytestCheckHook
-      pytest-cov
+      pytest-cov-stub
       versionCheckHook
     ]
     ++ runtimeDeps;
 
   versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
 
-  pytestFlagsArray = [
-    "--no-cov"
-  ];
-
   passthru = {
     # helpful to easily add these to a nix-shell environment
     inherit runtimeDeps;
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e73436428d..9bc185a4d1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ dev = [
   "atheris>=2.3,<3.0; sys_platform == 'linux' and python_version < '3.12'",
   "pre-commit>=3.5,<5.0",
   "pyright>=1.1.349",
-  "pytest-cov>=3,<7",
+  "pytest-cov>=7,<8",
   "pytest>=8.0.0",
   "pyyaml>=6.0.1",
   "ruff==0.12.12",
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ parametrize-names-type = "csv"
 "attr".msg = "Use `attrs` (with an 's') instead"
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
-addopts = "--cov=unblob --cov=tests --cov-branch --cov-fail-under=90"
+addopts = "--cov --cov-fail-under=90"
 norecursedirs = """
   *.egg
   *_extract
@@ -162,15 +162,10 @@ norecursedirs = """
   tests/integration
 """
 
-[tool.coverage.paths]
-source = ["tests", "unblob"]
-
 [tool.coverage.run]
 branch = true
 concurrency = ["multiprocessing"]
-parallel = true
-sigterm = true
-source = ["tests", "unblob"]
+source = ["python", "tests"]
 
 [tool.coverage.report]
 fail_under = 90
diff --git a/python/unblob/testing.py b/python/unblob/testing.py
index b2bc5d4190..dcda111799 100644
--- a/python/unblob/testing.py
+++ b/python/unblob/testing.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import pytest
 from lark.lark import Lark
 from lark.visitors import Discard, Transformer
-from pytest_cov.embed import cleanup_on_sigterm
 
 from unblob.finder import build_hyperscan_database
 from unblob.logging import configure_logger
@@ -24,9 +23,6 @@ def configure_logging(tmp_path_factory):
     log_path = tmp_path_factory.mktemp("logs") / "unblob.log"
     configure_logger(verbosity_level=3, extract_root=extract_root, log_path=log_path)
 
-    # https://pytest-cov.readthedocs.io/en/latest/subprocess-support.html#if-you-use-multiprocessing-process
-    cleanup_on_sigterm()
-
 
 def gather_integration_tests(test_data_path: Path):
     # Path.glob() trips on some invalid files
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 0e1f8c1e99..e4438b4f13 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1532,16 +1532,16 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pytest-cov"
-version = "6.3.0"
+version = "7.0.0"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "coverage", extra = ["toml"] },
     { name = "pluggy" },
     { name = "pytest" },
 ]
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/30/4c/f883ab8f0daad69f47efdf95f55a66b51a8b939c430dadce0611508d9e99/pytest_cov-6.3.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:35c580e7800f87ce892e687461166e1ac2bcb8fb9e13aea79032518d6e503ff2", size = 70398, upload-time = "2025-09-06T15:40:14.361Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/5e/f7/c933acc76f5208b3b00089573cf6a2bc26dc80a8aece8f52bb7d6b1855ca/pytest_cov-7.0.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:33c97eda2e049a0c5298e91f519302a1334c26ac65c1a483d6206fd458361af1", size = 54328, upload-time = "2025-09-09T10:57:02.113Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/80/b4/bb7263e12aade3842b938bc5c6958cae79c5ee18992f9b9349019579da0f/pytest_cov-6.3.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:440db28156d2468cafc0415b4f8e50856a0d11faefa38f30906048fe490f1749", size = 25115, upload-time = "2025-09-06T15:40:12.44Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ee/49/1377b49de7d0c1ce41292161ea0f721913fa8722c19fb9c1e3aa0367eecb/pytest_cov-7.0.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:3b8e9558b16cc1479da72058bdecf8073661c7f57f7d3c5f22a1c23507f2d861", size = 22424, upload-time = "2025-09-09T10:57:00.695Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ dev = [
     { name = "pre-commit", specifier = ">=3.5,<5.0" },
     { name = "pyright", specifier = ">=1.1.349" },
     { name = "pytest", specifier = ">=8.0.0" },
-    { name = "pytest-cov", specifier = ">=3,<7" },
+    { name = "pytest-cov", specifier = ">=7,<8" },
     { name = "pyyaml", specifier = ">=6.0.1" },
     { name = "ruff", specifier = "==0.12.12" },
     { name = "taplo", specifier = ">=0.9.3" },