diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-clang-build.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-clang-build.yml
index 32c1be69..041c5b35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-clang-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-clang-build.yml
@@ -98,3 +98,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cmake --build --preset=unixlike-clang-debug-${{ matrix.type }} --target run-faker-cxx-basic-example \
           && cmake --build --preset=unixlike-clang-debug-${{ matrix.type }} --target run-faker-cxx-person-example
+
+      - name: Code coverage
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4.0.1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-static-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-static-analysis.yml
index 17ed80a9..e2024afa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-static-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-static-analysis.yml
@@ -81,16 +81,25 @@ jobs:
             -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=build/Debug/generators/conan_toolchain.cmake \
             -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=-fuse-ld=lld
 
-      - name: Build
+      - name: Build library and tests
         run: cmake --build --preset=unixlike-clang-debug-static
 
-      - name: Generate code coverage
+      - name: Build code coverage
+        run: cmake --build --preset=unixlike-clang-debug-static --target=faker-ccov-all
+
+
+      - name: Generate code coverage report
         working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build/unixlike-clang-debug-static
         run: |
-          ninja faker-ccov-all \
-          && llvm-cov-18 show `cat ccov/binaries.list` -instr-profile=ccov/all-merged.profdata > coverage.txt \
+          llvm-cov-18 show `cat ccov/binaries.list` -instr-profile=ccov/all-merged.profdata > coverage.txt \
           && llvm-cov-18 report `cat ccov/binaries.list` -instr-profile=ccov/all-merged.profdata
 
+      - name: Upload code coverage report to Codecov
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4.0.1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build/unixlike-clang-debug-static
+
       - name: Store build artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d1da5be..0ee940c5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ project(faker-cxx
         HOMEPAGE_URL "https://github.com/cieslarmichal/faker-cxx")
 
 include(cmake/CompilerWarnings.cmake)
+include(CMakeDependentOption)
 
 option(USE_SYSTEM_DEPENDENCIES "Use fmt and GTest from system" OFF)
 option(BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples" OFF)
 option(BUILD_TESTING "Build tests" ON)
+option(CODE_COVERAGE "Build faker-cxx with coverage support" OFF)
 
 if (MSVC)
     set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS /std:c++20)
@@ -23,32 +25,32 @@ if (NOT HAS_STD_FORMAT)
     message(STATUS "Compiler has no support for std::format. Need to use fmt library as dependency.")
 endif()
 
-include(CMakeDependentOption)
 cmake_dependent_option(USE_STD_FORMAT "Use std::format when available" ON "HAS_STD_FORMAT" OFF)
 
-if (BUILD_TESTING)
-    enable_testing()
-    set(target_code_coverage_ALL 1)
-    include("cmake/cmake-coverage.cmake")
-    add_code_coverage_all_targets()
-endif ()
-
 add_library(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME})
 
 if (USE_SYSTEM_DEPENDENCIES)
     find_package(fmt CONFIG REQUIRED)
 elseif (NOT USE_STD_FORMAT)
+    add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/externals/fmt")
     find_library(FMT_LIBRARY fmt)
     if (NOT FMT_LIBRARY)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find fmt library. Please, read the contribution guide.")
     endif()
-    add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/externals/fmt")
     set(FMT_INCLUDE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/externals/fmt/include")
 endif ()
 
 add_subdirectory(src)
 
+if (CODE_COVERAGE)
+    set(target_code_coverage_ALL 1)
+    include("cmake/cmake-coverage.cmake")
+    add_code_coverage_all_targets(EXCLUDE tests/*)
+    target_code_coverage(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} ALL)
+endif ()
+
 if (BUILD_TESTING)
+    enable_testing()
     add_subdirectory(tests)
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 19c69d9e..3427e612 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -83,4 +83,6 @@ add_test(NAME ${PROJECT_NAME} COMMAND ${PROJECT_NAME} WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_
 set_tests_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT_MODIFICATION
                      "PATH=path_list_prepend:$<$<BOOL:${WIN32}>:$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:faker-cxx>>")
 
-target_code_coverage(${PROJECT_NAME} ALL)
+if (CODE_COVERAGE)
+    target_code_coverage(${PROJECT_NAME} ALL)
+endif ()
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