diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 3210dad84..db25e4164 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         java: [8, 8.0.192, 11.0.x, 11.0.3, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 ]
     name: Java ${{ matrix.java }}
     env:
-      OS: ${{ matrix.os }}
-      JAVA: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
+      JAVA: ${{ matrix.java }}
       AWS_REGION: eu-west-1
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -59,8 +58,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: 'zulu'
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
+          cache: 'maven'
       - name: Build with Maven
         run: mvn -Pbuild-without-spotbugs -B package --file pom.xml
+      - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@d9f34f8cd5cb3b3eb79b3e4b5dae3a16df499a70 # 3.1.1
+        if: ${{ matrix.java == '11.0.x' }} # publish results once
+        with:
+          files: ./powertools-cloudformation/target/site/jacoco/jacoco.xml,./powertools-core/target/site/jacoco/jacoco.xml,./powertools-idempotency/target/site/jacoco/jacoco.xml,./powertools-logging/target/site/jacoco/jacoco.xml,./powertools-metrics/target/site/jacoco/jacoco.xml,./powertools-parameters/target/site/jacoco/jacoco.xml,./powertools-serialization/target/site/jacoco/jacoco.xml,./powertools-sqs/target/site/jacoco/jacoco.xml,./powertools-tracing/target/site/jacoco/jacoco.xml,./powertools-validation/target/site/jacoco/jacoco.xml
   savepr:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Save PR number if running on PR by dependabot
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           echo ${{ github.event.number }}
           echo ${{ github.event.number }} > ./pr/NR
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        name: Updload artifact
+        name: Upload artifact
         with:
           name: pr
           path: pr/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index addb0f631..b22d0a948 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # AWS Lambda Powertools for Java
 
-![aws provider](https://img.shields.io/badge/provider-AWS-orange?logo=amazon-aws&color=ff9900) ![Build status](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-lambda-powertools-java/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg) ![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/software.amazon.lambda/powertools-parent)
+![aws provider](https://img.shields.io/badge/provider-AWS-orange?logo=amazon-aws&color=ff9900) ![Build status](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-lambda-powertools-java/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg) ![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/software.amazon.lambda/powertools-parent) [![codecov.io](https://codecov.io/github/awslabs/aws-lambda-powertools-java/branch/master/graphs/badge.svg)](https://app.codecov.io/gh/awslabs/aws-lambda-powertools-java)
+
 
 Powertools is a developer toolkit to implement Serverless best practices and increase developer velocity.
 
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index c61e858c5..d76d3780e 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -32,4 +32,32 @@
         <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
     </properties>
 
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin> <!-- skip coverage for examples -->
+                <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>prepare-agent</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <skip>true</skip>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>report</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>report</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <skip>true</skip>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
index f7522303b..cc25c8011 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@
     <name>AWS Lambda Powertools for Java library Examples - Validation</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
+        <artifactId>powertools-examples</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <version>1.14.0</version>
     </parent>
 
-
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 91014ac87..04e130634 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
         <aspectj-maven-plugin.version>1.14.0</aspectj-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.8</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
-        <cobertura-maven-plugin.version>2.7</cobertura-maven-plugin.version>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.8</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.2.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
@@ -321,11 +320,6 @@
                     <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>${jacoco-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${cobertura-maven-plugin.version}</version>
-                </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -409,17 +403,6 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <formats>
-                        <format>html</format>
-                        <format>xml</format>
-                    </formats>
-                    <check />
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>