diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
index 710c1a650..0c7d99e9a 100644
--- a/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-nose2[coverage_plugin]>=0.6.5
+nose2[coverage_plugin]>=0.16.0
 coveralls
 sphinx
 openwisp-sphinx-theme~=1.0.2