diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 11113dc327b8effcdd25eb762200d638ea0c3178..fdca3702103260b1aa9fa30e61d8b41f899b9e94 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ setup(keywords=['amqp', 'rabbitmq', 'client', 'network', 'ha', 'high availabilit
 
 Also, handles your reconnects and transactionality THE RIGHT WAY, though somewhat opinionated''',
       install_requires=['six', 'monotonic', 'futures'],
-      tests_require=["nose", 'coverage>4.0,<4.4'],
+      # per coverage version for codeclimate-reporter
+      tests_require=["nose", 'coverage==4.0'],
       test_suite='nose.collector'
      )