diff --git a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
index f1ceba6..4fd26c3 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ test:
   requires:
     - pytest
     - codecov
-    - pytest-cov
+    - pytest-cov>=2.6.1
     - tesserocr  # [not win]
   source_files:
     - tests