diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c11db1447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# https://docs.codecov.com/docs/pull-request-comments
+# codecov will only comment if coverage changes
+comment:
+  require_changes: true
+coverage:
+  status:
+    project:
+      default:
+        # https://docs.codecov.com/docs/commit-status#threshold
+        threshold: 1%
+        # https://docs.codecov.com/docs/commit-status#only_pulls
+        only_pulls: true
+    patch:
+      default:
+        # For the changed lines only, target 75% covered, but
+        # allow as low as 50%
+        target: 75%
+        threshold: 25%
+        only_pulls: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fec1e2b35..ddb83425b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ jobs:
       -
         name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
       -
         name: Start containers
         run: |
@@ -162,27 +160,14 @@ jobs:
           cd src/
           pipenv --python ${{ steps.setup-python.outputs.python-version }} run pytest -ra
       -
-        name: Get changed files
-        id: changed-files-specific
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+        name: Upload coverage to Codecov
+        if: matrix.python-version == ${{ env.DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION }}
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
         with:
-          files: |
-            src/**
-      -
-        name: List all changed files
-        run: |
-          for file in ${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.all_changed_files }}; do
-            echo "${file} was changed"
-          done
-      -
-        name: Publish coverage results
-        if: matrix.python-version == ${{ env.DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION }} && steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        # https://github.com/coveralls-clients/coveralls-python/issues/251
-        run: |
-          cd src/
-          pipenv --python ${{ steps.setup-python.outputs.python-version }} run coveralls --service=github
+          # not required for public repos, but intermittently fails otherwise
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          # future expansion
+          flags: backend
       -
         name: Stop containers
         if: always()
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a94fbac30..ca21d27ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [![ci](https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/workflows/ci/badge.svg)](https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/actions)
 [![Crowdin](https://badges.crowdin.net/paperless-ngx/localized.svg)](https://crowdin.com/project/paperless-ngx)
 [![Documentation Status](https://img.shields.io/github/deployments/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/github-pages?label=docs)](https://docs.paperless-ngx.com)
-[![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx?branch=master)
+[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/branch/main/graph/badge.svg?token=VK6OUPJ3TY)](https://codecov.io/gh/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx)
 [![Chat on Matrix](https://matrix.to/img/matrix-badge.svg)](https://matrix.to/#/%23paperlessngx%3Amatrix.org)
 [![demo](https://cronitor.io/badges/ve7ItY/production/W5E_B9jkelG9ZbDiNHUPQEVH3MY.svg)](https://demo.paperless-ngx.com)
 
diff --git a/src/setup.cfg b/src/setup.cfg
index 409c5c7cd..dde4642eb 100644
--- a/src/setup.cfg
+++ b/src/setup.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ max-line-length = 88
 
 [tool:pytest]
 DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=paperless.settings
-addopts = --pythonwarnings=all --cov --cov-report=html --numprocesses auto --quiet
+addopts = --pythonwarnings=all --cov --cov-report=html --cov-report=xml --numprocesses auto --quiet
 env =
   PAPERLESS_DISABLE_DBHANDLER=true