diff --git a/.meta.toml b/.meta.toml
index 5a406b5d..d9cfeaff 100644
--- a/.meta.toml
+++ b/.meta.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ additional-config = [
     ]
 
 [coverage]
-fail-under = 99
+fail-under = 98
 
 [manifest]
 additional-rules = [
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 10279c48..17da486f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ source = ["zope.interface"]
 relative_files = true
 
 [tool.coverage.report]
-fail_under = 99
+fail_under = 98
 precision = 2
 ignore_errors = true
 show_missing = true