diff --git a/.phpcs.xml b/.phpcs.xml
index 534b81c6..a31e00c6 100644
--- a/.phpcs.xml
+++ b/.phpcs.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	<rule ref="./vendor/mediawiki/mediawiki-codesniffer/MediaWiki">
 		<exclude name="MediaWiki.Commenting.FunctionComment.MissingDocumentationPublic" />
 		<exclude name="MediaWiki.Commenting.FunctionComment.MissingParamComment" />
+		<exclude name="MediaWiki.Commenting.MissingCovers.MissingCovers" />
 		<exclude name="MediaWiki.Files.ClassMatchesFilename.NotMatch" />
 		<exclude name="Squiz.Classes.ValidClassName.NotCamelCaps" />
 		<exclude name="Squiz.Scope.MethodScope.Missing" />
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 31d9bbd9..03040d3b 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"require-dev": {
 		"jakub-onderka/php-parallel-lint": "0.9.2",
 		"jakub-onderka/php-console-highlighter": "0.3.2",
-		"mediawiki/mediawiki-codesniffer": "15.0.0",
+		"mediawiki/mediawiki-codesniffer": "16.0.0",
 		"mediawiki/minus-x": "0.2.1"
 	},
 	"scripts": {