diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-coverage/template b/srcpkgs/python3-coverage/template
index d39d0605041..aa9e4c9f999 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-coverage/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-coverage/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-coverage'
 pkgname=python3-coverage
-version=7.8.0
+version=7.9.1
 revision=1
 build_style=python3-pep517
 # this counts files but our installed package has fewer files
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nedbat/coveragepy/master/CHANGES.rst"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/c/coverage/coverage-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=7a3d62b3b03b4b6fd41a085f3574874cf946cb4604d2b4d3e8dca8cd570ca501
+checksum=6cf43c78c4282708a28e466316935ec7489a9c487518a77fa68f716c67909cec
 
 pre_check() {
 	# required setup, see tox.ini