diff --git a/python/nova-understack/pyproject.toml b/python/nova-understack/pyproject.toml
index 9966251ad..c3b04c5fd 100644
--- a/python/nova-understack/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/nova-understack/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dependencies = [
 test = [
     "pytest>=8.3.2,<9",
     "pytest-github-actions-annotate-failures",
-    "pytest-cov>=6.2.1,<7",
+    "pytest-cov>=7,<8",
 ]
 
 [tool.uv]
diff --git a/python/nova-understack/uv.lock b/python/nova-understack/uv.lock
index 6fa92f41b..260a775c7 100644
--- a/python/nova-understack/uv.lock
+++ b/python/nova-understack/uv.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 version = 1
-revision = 2
+revision = 3
 requires-python = "==3.10.*"
 
 [[package]]
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 [package.metadata.requires-dev]
 test = [
     { name = "pytest", specifier = ">=8.3.2,<9" },
-    { name = "pytest-cov", specifier = ">=6.2.1,<7" },
+    { name = "pytest-cov", specifier = ">=7,<8" },
     { name = "pytest-github-actions-annotate-failures" },
 ]
 
@@ -1658,16 +1658,16 @@ 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" },
 ]
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+    { 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" },
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 [[package]]