diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_test-base.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_test-base.yml
index c5e591591eb..bef26244b70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_test-base.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_test-base.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('requirements.txt') }}
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('requirements.txt') }}-${{ hashFiles('tests/requirements.txt') }}
         restore-keys: |
           ${{ runner.os }}-pip-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade --user pip
         pip install --requirement ./requirements.txt --find-links https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu/torch_stable.html
-        pip install coverage pytest --quiet --upgrade-strategy only-if-needed
+        pip install "pytest>6.0" "pytest-cov>2.10" --upgrade-strategy only-if-needed
         python --version
         pip --version
         pip list
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test Package [only]
       run: |
         # NOTE: run coverage on tests does not propagare faler status for Win, https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/issues/1003
-        coverage run --source torchmetrics -m pytest torchmetrics -v --junitxml=junit/test-results-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}.xml
+        python -m pytest torchmetrics -v --cov=torchmetrics --junitxml=junit/test-results-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}.xml
 
     - name: Upload pytest test results
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_test-full.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_test-full.yml
index fba4052272c..464be81b72b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_test-full.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_test-full.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ matrix.requires }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('requirements.txt') }}
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ matrix.requires }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('requirements.txt') }}-${{ hashFiles('tests/requirements.txt') }}
         restore-keys: |
           ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ matrix.requires }}-pip-
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-format.yml b/.github/workflows/code-format.yml
index 2d3fe31d9e5..f926fdbb0e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-format.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ name: Check Code formatting
 # see: https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows
 on:  # Trigger the workflow on push or pull request, but only for the master branch
   push:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [master, "release/*"]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [master, "release/*"]
 
 jobs:
   flake8:
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           pip install flake8
-          pip --version
+          pip list
         shell: bash
       - name: PEP8
         run: |
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: 3.8
       - name: Install isort
         run: |
-          pip install isort==5.6.4
-          pip --version
+          pip install "isort==5.6.4"
+          pip list
       - name: isort
         run: |
           isort --settings-path=./pyproject.toml . --check --diff
@@ -48,8 +48,23 @@ jobs:
           python-version: 3.8
       - name: Install mypy
         run: |
-          pip install mypy
+          pip install "mypy==0.790"
           pip list
       - name: mypy
         run: |
           mypy
+
+#  format-check-yapf:
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+#    steps:
+#      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+#      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+#        with:
+#          python-version: 3.8
+#      - name: Install dependencies
+#        run: |
+#          pip install "yapf==0.30"
+#          pip list
+#        shell: bash
+#      - name: yapf
+#        run: yapf --diff --parallel --recursive .
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index aeb867f96cd..b692a3996bc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ clean:
 test: clean env
 
 	# run tests with coverage
-	python -m coverage run --source torchmetrics -m pytest torchmetrics tests -v
+	python -m pytest torchmetrics tests -v --cov=torchmetrics
 	python -m coverage report
 
 docs: clean
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d51ba66b3f..37097597652 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pip install torchmetrics
 ```
 
 <details>
-  <summary>Other installions</summary>
+  <summary>Other installations</summary>
 
 Install using conda
 ```bash
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pip install https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/metrics/archive/master.zip
 TorchMetrics is a collection of 25+ PyTorch metrics implementations and an easy-to-use API to create custom metrics. It offers:
 
 * A standardized interface to increase reproducibility
-* Reduces Boilerplate
+* Reduces boilerplate
 * Automatic accumulation over batches
 * Metrics optimized for distributed-training
 * Automatic synchronization between multiple devices
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ to get help becoming a contributor!
 For help or questions, join our huge community on [Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/pytorch-lightning/shared_invite/zt-f6bl2l0l-JYMK3tbAgAmGRrlNr00f1A)!
 
 ## Citations
-We’re excited to continue the strong legacy of opensource software and have been inspired over the years by 
-Caffee, Theano, Keras, PyTorch, torchbearer, ignite, sklearn and fast.ai. When/if a paper is written about this, 
+We’re excited to continue the strong legacy of open source software and have been inspired over the years by 
+Caffe, Theano, Keras, PyTorch, torchbearer, ignite, sklearn and fast.ai. When/if a paper is written about this, 
 we’ll be happy to cite these frameworks and the corresponding authors.
 
 ## License
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 7ed9ba6f7f2..e06f01e117b 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -56,11 +56,29 @@ jobs:
       displayName: 'Sanity check'
 
     - bash: |
-        python -m coverage run --source torchmetrics -m pytest torchmetrics tests -v --durations=50
+        python -m pytest torchmetrics tests -v --cov=torchmetrics --junitxml=$(Build.StagingDirectory)/test-results.xml --durations=50
       displayName: 'Testing'
 
     - bash: |
         python -m coverage report
-        python -m coverage xml
-        python -m codecov --token=$(CODECOV_TOKEN) --flags=gpu,pytest --name="GPU-coverage" --env=linux,azure
+        python -m coverage xml -o '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/coverage.xml'
+        python -m coverage html
+        python -m codecov --token=$(CODECOV_TOKEN) --commit=$(Build.SourceVersion) --flags=gpu,pytest --name="GPU-coverage" --env=linux,azure
+        ls -l
       displayName: 'Statistics'
+
+    - task: PublishTestResults@2
+      displayName: 'Publish test results'
+      inputs:
+        testResultsFiles: '$(Build.StagingDirectory)/test-results.xml'
+        testRunTitle: '$(Agent.OS) - $(Build.DefinitionName) - Python $(python.version)'
+      condition: succeededOrFailed()
+
+    - task: PublishCodeCoverageResults@1
+      displayName: 'Publish coverage report'
+      inputs:
+        codeCoverageTool: 'cobertura'
+        summaryFileLocation: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/coverage.xml'
+        reportDirectory: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/htmlcov'
+        testRunTitle: '$(Agent.OS) - $(Build.BuildNumber)[$(Agent.JobName)] - Python $(python.version)'
+      condition: succeededOrFailed()
diff --git a/tests/requirements.txt b/tests/requirements.txt
index 778eca0a62a..560e13b6294 100644
--- a/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-coverage>=5.2
+coverage>5.2
 codecov>=2.1
 pytest>=6.0
 pytest-cov>2.10
-pytest-xdist
+# pytest-xdist
 # pytest-flake8
 flake8
 check-manifest
 twine>=3.2
 isort>=5.0
-mypy>=0.720
+mypy>=0.790
+yapf>=0.29.0
 
 cloudpickle>=1.3
 pytorch-lightning>=1.0