diff --git a/graphql-pundit.gemspec b/graphql-pundit.gemspec
index f64b06c..efea2d8 100644
--- a/graphql-pundit.gemspec
+++ b/graphql-pundit.gemspec
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 12.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '~> 3.6'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 0.52.1'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.15.1'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.16.0'
 end