diff --git a/changes/3031.misc.rst b/changes/3031.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d2bf6fb47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/3031.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Updated coverage[toml] from 7.6.8 to 7.6.9 in /core.
diff --git a/core/pyproject.toml b/core/pyproject.toml
index b7041c82b6..5ae5f57084 100644
--- a/core/pyproject.toml
+++ b/core/pyproject.toml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ dependencies = [
 # Extras used by developers *of* Toga are pinned to specific versions to
 # ensure environment consistency.
 dev = [
-    "coverage[toml] == 7.6.8",
+    "coverage[toml] == 7.6.9",
     "coverage-conditional-plugin == 0.9.0",
     "Pillow == 11.0.0",
     "pre-commit == 4.0.1",