diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 46ca05de..a968327d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ jobs:
       -
         name: Coverage
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }} # not required for public repos
       -
         name: Docker meta
         id: docker_meta