diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
deleted file mode 100644
index 94d38d7a2e..0000000000
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-# -*- conf -*-
-# .coveragerc to control coverage.py
-[run]
-parallel = True
-concurrency = multiprocessing
-branch = True
-source =
-     bin
-     lib
-omit =
-     lib/spack/spack/test/*
-     lib/spack/docs/*
-     lib/spack/external/*
-     share/spack/qa/*
-
-[report]
-# Regexes for lines to exclude from consideration
-exclude_lines =
-    # Have to re-enable the standard pragma
-    pragma: no cover
-
-    # Don't complain about missing debug-only code:
-    def __repr__
-    if self\.debug
-
-    # Don't complain if tests don't hit defensive assertion code:
-    raise AssertionError
-    raise NotImplementedError
-
-    # Don't complain if non-runnable code isn't run:
-    if 0:
-    if False:
-    if __name__ == .__main__.:
-
-ignore_errors = True
-
-[html]
-directory = htmlcov
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yaml
index b454c7d935..c386975778 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yaml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get -y install zlib1g-dev libdw-dev libiberty-dev
     - name: Install Python packages
       run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip six setuptools codecov coverage
+          pip install --upgrade pip six setuptools codecov coverage[toml]
     - name: Setup git configuration
       run: |
           # Need this for the git tests to succeed.
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get -y install zlib1g-dev libdw-dev libiberty-dev
     - name: Install Python packages
       run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip six setuptools codecov coverage
+          pip install --upgrade pip six setuptools codecov coverage[toml]
     - name: Setup git configuration
       run: |
           # Need this for the git tests to succeed.
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ jobs:
           make -C ${KCOV_ROOT}/build && sudo  make -C ${KCOV_ROOT}/build install
     - name: Install Python packages
       run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip six setuptools codecov coverage clingo
+          pip install --upgrade pip six setuptools codecov coverage[toml] clingo
     - name: Setup git configuration
       run: |
           # Need this for the git tests to succeed.
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Python packages
       run: |
           pip install --upgrade pip six setuptools
-          pip install --upgrade codecov coverage
+          pip install --upgrade codecov coverage[toml]
           pip install --upgrade flake8 isort>=4.3.5 mypy>=0.900
     - name: Setup Homebrew packages
       run: |
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 74b7ec8e1e..d09e589bed 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,33 +26,69 @@ namespace_packages = true
 ignore_errors = true
 ignore_missing_imports = true
 
-[[tool.mypy.overrides]]
-module = 'spack.*'
-ignore_errors = false
-ignore_missing_imports = false
+  [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
+  module = 'spack.*'
+  ignore_errors = false
+  ignore_missing_imports = false
 
-[[tool.mypy.overrides]]
-module = 'packages.*'
-ignore_errors = false
-ignore_missing_imports = false
+  [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
+  module = 'packages.*'
+  ignore_errors = false
+  ignore_missing_imports = false
 
-[[tool.mypy.overrides]]
-module = 'llnl.*'
-ignore_errors = false
-ignore_missing_imports = false
+  [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
+  module = 'llnl.*'
+  ignore_errors = false
+  ignore_missing_imports = false
 
-[[tool.mypy.overrides]]
-module = 'spack.test.packages'
+  [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
+  module = 'spack.test.packages'
+  ignore_errors = true
+
+  # ignore errors in fake import path for packages
+  [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
+  module = 'spack.pkg.*'
+  ignore_errors = true
+  ignore_missing_imports = true
+
+  # jinja has syntax in it that requires python3 and causes a parse error
+  # skip importing it
+  [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
+  module = 'jinja2'
+  follow_imports = 'skip'
+
+[tool.coverage.run]
+parallel = true
+concurrency = ["multiprocessing"]
+branch = true
+source = ["bin", "lib"]
+omit = [
+    'lib/spack/spack/test/*',
+    'lib/spack/docs/*',
+    'lib/spack/external/*',
+    'share/spack/qa/*',
+]
+
+[tool.coverage.report]
+# Regexes for lines to exclude from consideration
+exclude_lines = [
+    # Have to re-enable the standard pragma
+    'pragma: no cover',
+
+    # Don't complain about missing debug-only code:
+    'def __repr__',
+    'if self\.debug',
+
+    # Don't complain if tests don't hit defensive assertion code:
+    'raise AssertionError',
+    'raise NotImplementedError',
+
+    # Don't complain if non-runnable code isn't run:
+    'if 0:',
+    'if False:',
+    'if __name__ == .__main__.:',
+]
 ignore_errors = true
 
-# ignore errors in fake import path for packages
-[[tool.mypy.overrides]]
-module = 'spack.pkg.*'
-ignore_errors = true
-ignore_missing_imports = true
-
-# jinja has syntax in it that requires python3 and causes a parse error
-# skip importing it
-[[tool.mypy.overrides]]
-module = 'jinja2'
-follow_imports = 'skip'
+[tool.coverage.html]
+directory = "htmlcov"