diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index 90bf384b78..2d67b1ce98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ jobs:
           coverage report
           coverage xml
 
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@b9fd7d16f6d7d1b5d2bec1a2887e65ceed900238 # v4
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@5c47607acb93fed5485fdbf7232e8a31425f672a # v5
         with:
           files: coverage.xml
         env:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4419897327..c654f3d4a5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 - Update pre-commit hook astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit to v0.7.3 ([#3275](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3275))
 - Add hint to solve git errors with a synced repo ([#3279](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3279))
 - Update pre-commit hook astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit to v0.7.4 ([#3282](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3282))
+- Update codecov/codecov-action action to v5 ([#3283](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3283))
 
 ## [v3.0.2 - Titanium Tapir Patch](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/releases/tag/3.0.2) - [2024-10-11]