diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-cli.yml
index 6a391bee6f..30ecfc5f5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-cli.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ jobs:
         run: bin/ratify version
       - name: Upload coverage to codecov.io
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@7afa10ed9b269c561c2336fd862446844e0cbf71 # v4.2.0
+        env:
+          CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
       - name: Run helm lint
         run: helm lint charts/ratify
   build_test_cli:
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ jobs:
           make test-e2e-cli GOCOVERDIR=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/test/e2e/.cover
       - name: Upload coverage to codecov.io
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@7afa10ed9b269c561c2336fd862446844e0cbf71 # v4.2.0
+        env:
+          CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
   markdown-link-check:
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       steps: