diff --git a/gnu/packages/check.scm b/gnu/packages/check.scm
index 163ca8c51b..cfa604127b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/check.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/check.scm
@@ -2054,14 +2054,14 @@ (define-public python-testrepository
 (define-public python-coverage
   (package
     (name "python-coverage")
-    (version "5.2.1")
+    (version "5.5")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (pypi-uri "coverage" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "16z8i18msgs8k74n73dj9x49wzkl0vk4vq8k5pl1bsj70y7b4k53"))))
+         "0b112ly7vvplvm9l411aqknxhr7fzfyp28xhflhkcx78l3lqzrzb"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      ;; FIXME: 95 tests failed, 539 passed, 6 skipped, 2 errors.