diff --git a/.github/workflows/javaTests.yml b/.github/workflows/javaTests.yml
index 595298b8f48..f896d1fcaf0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/javaTests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/javaTests.yml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
       run: mvn jacoco:report
 
     - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4.2.0
       if: github.repository_owner == 'apache'
       with:
         fail_ci_if_error: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index 858e52e3c44..2e899d0e560 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
         export SYSDS_QUIET=1
         export LOG4JPROP=$SYSTEMDS_ROOT/src/test/resources/log4j.properties
         cd src/main/python
-        unittest-parallel -t . -s tests -v
+        unittest-parallel -t . -s tests -v --coverage-branch --coverage-xml  --coverage-omit tests
         # python -m unittest discover -s tests -p 'test_*.py'
         echo "Exit Status: " $?
     
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         export LOG4JPROP=$(pwd)/src/test/resources/log4j.properties
         cd src/main/python
-        unittest-parallel -t . -s tests -v
+        unittest-parallel -t . -s tests -v --coverage-branch --coverage-xml  --coverage-omit tests
         # python -m unittest discover -s tests -p 'test_*.py'
         echo "Exit Status: " $?
 
@@ -154,3 +154,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check formatting according to Black (src/main/python/tests)
       run: |
         black --check src/main/python/tests
+
+    - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4.2.0
+      if: github.repository_owner == 'apache'
+      env:
+        files: src/main/python/.coverage.xml
+        CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/src/main/python/.gitignore b/src/main/python/.gitignore
index 6051f275aac..334a5b78963 100644
--- a/src/main/python/.gitignore
+++ b/src/main/python/.gitignore
@@ -52,3 +52,8 @@ systemds/SystemDS.jar
 
 # tutorial
 systemds/examples/tutorials/*
+
+# test coverage
+.coverage
+.coverage.xml
+