diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8089bbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[run]
+omit =
+    wstore/test/test-plugin-1-0/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 62b67c9c..25e6051b 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-coverage>=6.0.2
+coverage>=7.5.2
 mock>=4.0.3
 parameterized==0.8.1
 ipdb