diff --git a/requirements/testing_without_asyncio.txt b/requirements/testing_without_asyncio.txt
index d10c4345e..0e493f0e2 100644
--- a/requirements/testing_without_asyncio.txt
+++ b/requirements/testing_without_asyncio.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # pip install -r requirements/testing_without_asyncio.txt
 pytest>=6.2.5,<8.5        # https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/issues/3375
-pytest-cov>=3,<7
+pytest-cov>=3,<8