diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index e1b10e9ab..9e01b91f0 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 hacking<0.13,>=0.12.0 # Apache-2.0
-coverage>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
+coverage!=4.4,>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
 mock>=2.0 # BSD
 testtools>=1.4.0 # MIT
 python-subunit>=0.0.18 # Apache-2.0/BSD