diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 92c1b4c..7768ee4 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 # https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
 
 version: 2
-registries: "*"
+registries: "*"   # Give dependabot access to secrets so that codecov uploads work
+
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "pip" # See documentation for possible values
     directory: "/" # Location of package manifests