diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 55d63ba..e82dad0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build coverage file
         run: pytest --cache-clear --cov=rusty_results --cov-report=xml:pytest-coverage.xml ./rusty_results
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+        env:
+          CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         with:
           files: ./pytest-coverage.xml
-          fail_ci_if_error: true
\ No newline at end of file
+          fail_ci_if_error: true
diff --git a/examples/patmat_option.py b/examples/patmat_option.py
index ff5fc10..cabe62f 100644
--- a/examples/patmat_option.py
+++ b/examples/patmat_option.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 """
 Example on pattern matching handling of Option
 """
+from typing import List
 
 from rusty_results import Option, Some, Empty
 
 
-def find_index(l: [str], value: str) -> Option[int]:
+def find_index(l: List[str], value: str) -> Option[int]:
     for i, e in enumerate(l):
         if e == value:
             return Some(i)
diff --git a/rusty_results/prelude.py b/rusty_results/prelude.py
index a555ecf..ccc4161 100644
--- a/rusty_results/prelude.py
+++ b/rusty_results/prelude.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from abc import abstractmethod
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import cast, TypeVar, Union, Callable, Generic, Iterator, Tuple, Dict, Any
+from typing import cast, TypeVar, Union, Callable, Generic, Iterator, Tuple, Dict, Any, Optional
 from rusty_results.exceptions import UnwrapException, EarlyReturnException
 
 try:
@@ -540,6 +540,16 @@ def __get_validators__(cls):
 Option = Union[Some[T], Empty]
 
 
+def option_from(value: Optional[T]) -> Option[T]:
+    """
+    :param value: Value from any type to be converted to an Option
+    :return: The value wrapped in an Option or the original Option if it is already an Option
+    """
+    if value is None:
+        return Empty()
+    return Some(value).flatten_one()
+
+
 class ResultProtocol(Generic[T, E]):
     @property
     @abstractmethod
@@ -1043,4 +1053,4 @@ def __get_validators__(cls):
         yield from ResultProtocol.__get_validators__()
 
 
-Result = Union[Ok[T, E], Err[T, E]]
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+Result = Union[Ok[T, E], Err[T, E]]
diff --git a/rusty_results/tests/option/test_option.py b/rusty_results/tests/option/test_option.py
index 30d860c..3d53e15 100644
--- a/rusty_results/tests/option/test_option.py
+++ b/rusty_results/tests/option/test_option.py
@@ -32,3 +32,16 @@ def test_option_contains():
 def test_option_iter():
     assert list(iter(Empty())) == []
     assert list(iter(Some(1))) == [1]
+
+
+def test_option_from():
+    assert Some(0) == option_from(0)
+    assert Empty() == option_from(None)
+    example_dictionary = {"data": 5}
+    assert Empty() == option_from(example_dictionary.get("key_not_found"))
+    assert Some(5) == option_from(example_dictionary.get("data"))
+    opt = Some(3)
+    assert opt == option_from(opt)
+    assert Empty() == option_from(Empty())
+    nested_opt = Some(Some(Some(Some(3))))
+    assert nested_opt == option_from(nested_opt)