diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 811601a..b2d8217 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies = []
 dev = [
     "cmake==4.3.1",
     "clang-format==22.1.3",
-    "gcovr>=7.2",
+    "gcovr>=8.6",
     "pre-commit>=3.7.1",
 ]