diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 08b8b6e1..76e4427f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
 
       - name: Verify
-        run: ./gradlew --no-daemon koverMergedVerify
+        run: ./gradlew --no-daemon koverVerify
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index d59bed68..205f0313 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,15 +6,22 @@ repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
 
-koverMerged {
-    enable()
-    htmlReport {}
-    xmlReport {}
-    verify {
-        rule {
-            name = "Minimal line coverage rate in percent"
-            bound {
-                minValue = 80
+dependencies {
+    kover(project(":common"))
+    kover(project(":lexer"))
+    kover(project(":parser"))
+    kover(project(":semantic"))
+    kover(project(":cli"))
+    kover(project(":language-server"))
+}
+
+koverReport {
+    defaults {
+        verify {
+            rule {
+                bound {
+                    minValue = 80
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/samt-core.kotlin-conventions.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/samt-core.kotlin-conventions.gradle.kts
index 7bb7f2ae..bd9e46be 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/samt-core.kotlin-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/samt-core.kotlin-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ plugins {
     kotlin("plugin.serialization") apply false
 }
 
-apply(plugin = "kover")
+// does not work with Kover 0.7.0-Beta for some reason
+//apply(plugin = "kover")
 
 kotlin {
     jvmToolchain(17)
diff --git a/cli/build.gradle.kts b/cli/build.gradle.kts
index 7253ab76..a2cab7e4 100644
--- a/cli/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/cli/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ plugins {
     id("samt-core.kotlin-conventions")
     alias(libs.plugins.shadow)
     kotlin("plugin.serialization")
+    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/common/build.gradle.kts b/common/build.gradle.kts
index d194b3df..65973888 100644
--- a/common/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/common/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 plugins {
     id("samt-core.kotlin-conventions")
+    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
 }
diff --git a/language-server/build.gradle.kts b/language-server/build.gradle.kts
index c2ec680f..7f7d8100 100644
--- a/language-server/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/language-server/build.gradle.kts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ plugins {
     application
     id("samt-core.kotlin-conventions")
     alias(libs.plugins.shadow)
+    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/lexer/build.gradle.kts b/lexer/build.gradle.kts
index 69d8cbe6..f2b02990 100644
--- a/lexer/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/lexer/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id("samt-core.kotlin-conventions")
+    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/parser/build.gradle.kts b/parser/build.gradle.kts
index 3bbac1f1..51a6ee58 100644
--- a/parser/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/parser/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id("samt-core.kotlin-conventions")
+    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/semantic/build.gradle.kts b/semantic/build.gradle.kts
index c797ee3d..8c543873 100644
--- a/semantic/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/semantic/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id("samt-core.kotlin-conventions")
+    alias(libs.plugins.kover)
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index e20de388..31cb794b 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
         val jCommander = "1.82"
         val mordant = "2.0.0-beta13"
         val kotlinxSerialization = "1.5.0"
-        val kover = "0.6.1"
+        val kover = "0.7.0-Beta"
         val lsp4j = "0.20.1"
 
         create("libs") {