diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 16f6475b..ee811d76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ jobs:
     with:
       envs: |
         - linux: py310-oldestdeps-cov-xdist
+          coverage: github
         - linux: py310-xdist
         - macos: py311-xdist
         - linux: py311-cov-xdist
+          coverage: github
         - linux: py311-downstreamdeps-cov-xdist
           coverage: github
         - linux: py312-nolegacypath-cov-xdist
@@ -58,11 +60,10 @@ jobs:
           pattern: ".coverage*"
           merge-multiple: true
       - run: coverage xml
-      - run: diff-cover coverage.xml --compare-branch origin/${{ github.base_ref }} --markdown-report $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-      - run: echo "report=$(cat $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        id: diff-coverage-report
+      - run: diff-cover coverage.xml --compare-branch origin/${{ github.base_ref }} --markdown-report diff_coverage.md
+      - run: cat diff_coverage.md >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
       - uses: thollander/actions-comment-pull-request@v2.5.0
         with:
-          message: ${{ steps.diff-coverage-report.outputs.report }}
+          filePath: diff_coverage.md
           pr_number: ${{ github.event.number }}
           comment_tag: diff-coverage