diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 305cb69..4518130 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ classifiers =
 [options]
 packages = find:
 install_requires =
-    coverage~=7.6.12
+    coverage>=7.6.12,<7.9.0
 python_requires = >=3.9
 
 [options.packages.find]