diff --git a/changes/1853.misc.rst b/changes/1853.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ad4d7d4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/1853.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Updated coverage[toml] from 7.5.2 to 7.5.3.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7a3141eb7..47e37ac27 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ dependencies = [
 # Extras used by developers *of* briefcase are pinned to specific versions to
 # ensure environment consistency.
 dev = [
-    "coverage[toml] == 7.5.2",
+    "coverage[toml] == 7.5.3",
     "coverage-conditional-plugin == 0.9.0",
     # Pre-commit 3.6.0 deprecated support for Python 3.8
     "pre-commit == 3.5.0 ; python_version < '3.9'",