diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
index d87ccb9fb..34f213d8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
   pytestmypy:
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    environment: testing-environment
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
@@ -63,7 +64,9 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         pytest --cov=qcodes_contrib_drivers --cov-report xml --cov-config=pyproject.toml tests
     - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3.1.6
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4.0.0
       with:
         file: ./coverage.xml
         env_vars: OS,PYTHON
+      env:
+        CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}