diff --git a/python/coverage/coverage.SlackBuild b/python/coverage/coverage.SlackBuild
index 3eccb0873c..b6500011d0 100644
--- a/python/coverage/coverage.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/coverage/coverage.SlackBuild
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=coverage
-VERSION=${VERSION:-6.3.1}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-6.5.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/python/coverage/coverage.info b/python/coverage/coverage.info
index 8d3a44279c..0995f869aa 100644
--- a/python/coverage/coverage.info
+++ b/python/coverage/coverage.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="coverage"
-VERSION="6.3.1"
+VERSION="6.5.0"
 HOMEPAGE="http://nedbatchelder.com/code/coverage/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/4f/9c/fd040e3291e6b123fb35474c8c685b9afa8f14abd4efba3fe2fa2b71ea2c/coverage-6.3.1.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="cd19dd77fa41ca23bb144d079374d42e"
+DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/5c/66/38d1870cb7cf62da49add1d6803fdbcdef632b2808b5c80bcac35b7634d8/coverage-6.5.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="b82d906e039a72b75470b6932663b2e9"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""