diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
index e505aa58ad..d07879035f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       shell: bash
     - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
       if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1.0.3
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3.1.2
       with:
         token: ${{secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN}}
         file: ./coverage.xml
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7369391f57..97b92debc3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ ipython = "^7.2"
 pytest = "^7.0.0"
 pytest-cov = "^2.6"
 pytest-mock = "^2.0"
-codecov = "^2.0"
 pytest-regressions = "^2.4.0"
 pytest-freezer = "^0.4.6"
 # code formatter