diff --git a/.coverage b/.coverage
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d78512
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 9a640b3..8b27661 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Run tests and generate coverage
       run: |
-        coverage run -m pytest tests/
+        coverage run --rcfile=.coveragerc -m pytest tests/
         coverage report -m > coverage.txt
 
     - name: Extract coverage percentage and update README
@@ -40,4 +40,3 @@ jobs:
         git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
         git commit -am "Update coverage badge"
         git push https://${{secrets.GH_WF_CI_COV_TOKEN}}@github.com/${{github.repository}}.git
-