diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index fe88d592f..3a797d44b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ on:
   pull_request:
   workflow_call:
 
-env:
-  COVERAGE_THRESHOLD: 60
-
 jobs:
   lint:
     strategy:
@@ -91,12 +88,12 @@ jobs:
           pip install nox
           nox -s compile
       - name: Run tests
-        run: pytest -m "not a11y" --color=yes --cov pydata_sphinx_theme --cov-branch --cov-report xml:cov.xml --cov-report= --cov-fail-under ${{ env.COVERAGE_THRESHOLD }}
+        run: pytest -m "not a11y" --color=yes --cov --cov-report=xml
       - name: Upload to Codecov
         if: matrix.python-version == '3.11' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3.1.4
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
         with:
-          files: cov.xml
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
           fail_ci_if_error: true
 
       # note I am setting this on top of the Python cache as I could not find
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 221518678..360296011 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -115,3 +115,10 @@ ignore = "H006,J018,T003,H025"
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 markers = "a11y: mark a test as an accessibility test"
+
+[tool.coverage.run]
+source = ["pydata_sphinx_theme"]
+branch = true
+
+[tool.coverage.report]
+fail_under = 60