diff --git a/coverm.yml b/coverm.yml
index a2a7322..746a348 100644
--- a/coverm.yml
+++ b/coverm.yml
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ dependencies:
   - bwa-mem2
   - dashing >= 0.4.0, < 1.0 # dashing 1.0 build gives illegal instruction errors.
   - fastani >= 1.3
-  - strobealign >= 0.11.0 # newest version at time of implementation
+  - strobealign >= 0.14.0 # tests use a pregenerated v3 database
   - extern
diff --git a/tests/data/7seqs.fna.r100.sti b/tests/data/7seqs.fna.r100.sti
index 986feec..745e8eb 100644
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