diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1f42886..32d960c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ${{ steps.python-path.outputs.python-path }} -m pip install gcovr
           ${{ steps.python-path.outputs.python-path }} -m gcovr -r .. \
-            --exclude ../tests/ \
-            --exclude ../third-party/ \
+            --exclude '.*tests/.*' \
+            --exclude '.*tests/.*' \
             --xml-pretty \
             -o coverage.xml
 
diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index c9d3a1a..e9c9c87 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ comment:
   layout: "diff, flags, files"
   behavior: default
   require_changes: false  # if true: only post the comment if coverage changes
+
+ignore:
+  - "tests"
+  - "third-party"