diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
index c0aab79a..26aa1c1a 100644
--- a/.codecov.yml
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,5 @@ codecov:
   notify:
     after_n_builds: 12
     wait_for_ci: true
-  # the coverage is uploaded with or without a token. This only helps with some
-  # codecov errors. It's a recommended action from here:
-  # https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action/issues/837#issuecomment-1453877750
-  token: 79395387-e193-4b18-b2ee-74a3b8dce269
 ignore:
   - "skops/_min_dependencies.py"  # This file is not tested, and won't be.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index fdc845c5..9649d17c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -99,3 +99,7 @@ jobs:
         flags: unittests
         name: codecov-umbrella
         verbose: true
+        # the coverage is uploaded with or without a token. This only helps with some
+        # codecov errors. It's a recommended action from here:
+        # https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action/issues/837#issuecomment-1453877750
+        token: 79395387-e193-4b18-b2ee-74a3b8dce269