[Python] CoverageWarning: Unrecognized option '[tool.coverage.run] exclude_also=' in config...

When I run pytest:

uv run pytest . -k "test_my_project" --cov=development/my_project


I receive the following report, with 1 warning:

========================= test session starts ====================================
platform win32 -- Python 3.13.5, pytest-8.4.1, pluggy-1.6.0
Using --random-order-bucket=global
Using --random-order-seed=449769

rootdir: D:\dev-python
configfile: pyproject.toml
plugins: cov-6.2.1, find-dependencies-0.6.0, mock-3.14.1, random-order-1.2.0,
syrupy-4.9.1
collected 4 items / 2 skipped / 2 selected

development\my_project\test_my_project.py .. [100%]

========================= warnings summary =======================================
.venv\Lib\site-packages\coverage\config.py:340
D:\dev-python\.venv\Lib\site-packages\coverage\config.py:340: CoverageWarning:
Unrecognized option '[tool.coverage.run] exclude_also='
in config file pyproject.toml

-- Docs: https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/how-to/capture-warnings.html
========================= tests coverage ==========================================
__________________ coverage: platform win32, python 3.13.5-final-0 _______________

Name Stmts Miss Branch BrPart Cover Missing
---------------------------------------------------
TOTAL 92 0 8 0 100%

2 files skipped due to complete coverage.
========================= 2 passed, 2 skipped, 1 warning in 5.36s ================


Here is an excerpt from my pyproject.toml:

[tool.coverage.run]
branch = true
disable_warnings = ["module-not-imported"]
omit = [
"*/__main__.py",
"*/setup.py",
]
exclude_also = [
"\\# pragma: no cover\b",
"^\\s*raise AssertionError\b",
"^\\s*raise NotImplementedError\b",
"^\\s*return NotImplemented\b",
"^\\s*raise$",
"^\\s*if (False|TYPE_CHECKING):",
"if __name__ == '__main__':$",
]

[tool.coverage.report]
show_missing = true
skip_covered = true
sort="Cover"


From this question, I understand that exclude_also was introduced in version 7.2.0 of Coverage.py and that pytest-cov is just a wrapper around it.

When I run uv pip list, I get the following output:

Package Version
------------------------ ---------------
...
coverage 7.10.3
...
pytest 8.4.1
pytest-cov 6.2.1
pytest-find-dependencies 0.6.0
pytest-mock 3.14.1
pytest-random-order 1.2.0
...


Since my setup seems up-to-date, why am I receiving a warning anyway?

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