diff --git a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
index b5065c2..7dc21b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pip install pytest pytest-cov
           pytest --cov=./ --cov-report=xml
-      - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
-        with:
-          files: ./coverage.xml
-          fail_ci_if_error: true
+
+      # deactivate upload to codecov for now, needs a token or OIDC
+      # see README in https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action
+      
+      #- name: Upload coverage to Codecov
+      #  uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
+      #  with:
+      #    use_oidc: true
+      #    files: ./coverage.xml
+      #    fail_ci_if_error: true