diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index e0765b60..43dd59b9 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ updates:
       interval: weekly
     labels:
       - type:dependency
+    ignore:
+      # https://github.com/sphinx-contrib/sphinxcontrib-towncrier/issues/92
+      - dependency-name: towncrier
     # https://til.simonwillison.net/github/dependabot-python-setup
     groups:
       python-packages:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 76e28bff..7d2f0896 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ jobs:
           merge-multiple: true
 
       - name: Generate coverage reports
-        run: ./combine_coverage.sh
+        run: |
+          coverage combine
+          coverage xml -o reports/coverage.xml -i
 
       - name: Check coverage
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
diff --git a/combine_coverage.sh b/combine_coverage.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 78ab233c..00000000
--- a/combine_coverage.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-root_path=$(dirname $(realpath $0))
-coverage combine
-coverage xml -o $root_path/reports/coverage.xml -i