diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 731beea2e..9bd5321b3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ where = src
 [options.extras_require]
 testing =
     pytest >= 4.0.0, <6
-    coverage >= 4.5.0, < 5
+    coverage >= 5.0.1, <6
     pytest-mock >= 1.12.1, <2
     xonsh >= 0.9.13, <1; python_version > '3.4'
 docs =
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 6c36b80f8..0731e1038 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ description = [run locally after tests]: combine coverage data and create report
               generates a diff coverage against origin/master (can be changed by setting DIFF_AGAINST env var)
 deps =
     {[testenv]deps}
-    coverage >= 4.4.1, < 5
+    coverage >= 5.0.1, <6
     diff_cover
 extras =
 skip_install = True