diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index c4859a9..ed86251 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main  # Or if it is push to main
   pull_request:  # Or if it is any pull_request
+    secrets:
+      codecov_token:
+        required: true
   workflow_call: # Or if the call comes from another workflow (reusability)
+    secrets:
+      codecov_token:
+        required: true
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -48,16 +55,15 @@ jobs:
         pytest --cov=./src tests/ --cov-report term --cov-report=xml:coverage.xml
 
     - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4.0.1
       with:
         verbose: true
         directory: ./coverage/reports/
-        env_vars: OS,PYTHON
-        fail_ci_if_error: true
+        fail_ci_if_error: false
         files: ./coverage.xml
         flags: unittests
         name: codecov-umbrella
-        token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+        token: ${{ secrets.codecov_token }}
 
     - name: Check if the package builds
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 55760a7..721d9e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ jobs:
   check:
     needs: verify
     uses: ./.github/workflows/CI.yml
+    secrets:
+      codecov_token: ${{secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN}}
 
   publish:
     needs: check
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
     steps:
       - name: Set up Python 3.10
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
 
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
 
       - name: Create Release
-        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1.13.0
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1.14.0
         with:
           allowUpdates: true
           draft: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sphinx.yml b/.github/workflows/sphinx.yml
index 0237417..21544da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sphinx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sphinx.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   check:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/CI.yml
+    secrets:
+      codecov_token: ${{secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN}}
 
   build:
     needs: check