diff --git a/.github/workflows/matrix-and-codecov-on-merge-to-main.yml b/.github/workflows/matrix-and-codecov-on-merge-to-main.yml
index 08ccaca..99a3c62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/matrix-and-codecov-on-merge-to-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/matrix-and-codecov-on-merge-to-main.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ jobs:
       project: diffpy.utils
       c_extension: false
       headless: false
-    secrets: inherit
+    secrets:
+      CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}