diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
deleted file mode 100644
index f1f75abbe..000000000
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-# .coveragerc to control coverage.py
-[run]
-branch = True
-source = probnum
-# omit = bad_file.py
-
-[paths]
-source =
-    src/
-    */site-packages/
-
-[report]
-# Regexes for lines to exclude from consideration
-exclude_lines =
-    # Have to re-enable the standard pragma
-    pragma: no cover
-
-    # Don't complain about missing debug-only code:
-    def __repr__
-    if self\.debug
-
-    # Don't complain if tests don't hit defensive assertion code:
-    raise AssertionError
-    raise NotImplementedError
-
-    # Don't complain if non-runnable code isn't run:
-    if 0:
-    if __name__ == .__main__.:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bc9fca341..cc3db6bb2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -118,6 +118,35 @@ filterwarnings = [
     "ignore:the imp module is deprecated in favour of importlib.*:DeprecationWarning:flatbuffers.*"
 ]
 
+# see https://coverage.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config.html
+
+[tool.coverage.run]
+branch = true
+source = [
+    "probnum",
+]
+
+[tool.coverage.paths]
+source = [
+    "src/",
+    "*/site-packages/",
+]
+
+[tool.coverage.report]
+exclude_lines = [
+    # Have to re-enable the standard pragma
+    'pragma: no cover',
+    # Don't complain about missing debug-only code:
+    'def __repr__(self):',
+    'if self\.debug',
+    # Don't complain if tests don't hit defensive assertion code:
+    'raise AssertionError',
+    'raise NotImplementedError',
+    # Don't complain if non-runnable code isn't run:
+    'if 0:',
+    'if __name__ == .__main__.:',
+]
+
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