diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29a05dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+codecov:
+  notify:
+    require_ci_to_pass: no
+
+comment:
+  layout: "reach, diff"
+  behavior: default
+
+coverage:
+  range: 50..80
+  round: down
+  precision: 0
+
+  status:
+    project:
+      default:
+        # Set the overall project code coverage requirement to 70%
+        target: 70
+    patch:
+      default:
+        # Set the pull request requirement to not regress overall coverage by more than 5%
+        # and let codecov.io set the goal for the code changed in the patch.
+        target: auto
+        threshold: 5
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c673f2..59ccc04 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -500,6 +500,8 @@ The following parameters will be the same for each process in the set:
 
 ### Unreleased
 
+* Enable codecov.io code coverage reporting
+
 ### 2.4.0.0
 
 * Cleaned User
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index c69b266..15cab34 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ install:
         {
             throw 'WMF 5.1 install failed'
         }
-    - ps: Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -Force
-    - ps: Install-Module -Name Pester -Repository PSGallery -Force
+    - ps: Import-Module "$env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER\DscResource.Tests\AppVeyor.psm1"
+    - ps: Invoke-AppveyorInstallTask
 
 #---------------------------------#
 #      build configuration        #
@@ -29,12 +29,7 @@ build: false
 
 test_script:
     - ps: |
-        $testResultsFile = ".\TestsResults.xml"
-        $res = Invoke-Pester -OutputFormat NUnitXml -OutputFile $testResultsFile -PassThru
-        (New-Object 'System.Net.WebClient').UploadFile("https://ci.appveyor.com/api/testresults/nunit/$($env:APPVEYOR_JOB_ID)", (Resolve-Path $testResultsFile))
-        if ($res.FailedCount -gt 0) {
-            throw "$($res.FailedCount) tests failed."
-        }
+        Invoke-AppveyorTestScriptTask -CodeCoverage -CodeCovIo
 
 #---------------------------------#
 #      deployment configuration   #
@@ -42,29 +37,5 @@ test_script:
 
 # scripts to run before deployment
 deploy_script:
-  - ps: |
-      # Creating project artifact
-      $stagingDirectory = (Resolve-Path ..).Path
-      $manifest = Join-Path $pwd "PSDscResources.psd1"
-      (Get-Content $manifest -Raw).Replace("2.4.0.0", $env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_VERSION) | Out-File $manifest
-      $zipFilePath = Join-Path $stagingDirectory "$(Split-Path $pwd -Leaf).zip"
-      Add-Type -assemblyname System.IO.Compression.FileSystem
-      [System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::CreateFromDirectory($pwd, $zipFilePath)
-      
-      # Creating NuGet package artifact
-      New-Nuspec -packageName $env:APPVEYOR_PROJECT_NAME -version $env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_VERSION -author "Microsoft" -owners "Microsoft" -licenseUrl "https://github.com/PowerShell/DscResources/blob/master/LICENSE" -projectUrl "https://github.com/$($env:APPVEYOR_REPO_NAME)" -packageDescription $env:APPVEYOR_PROJECT_NAME -tags "DesiredStateConfiguration DSC DSCResourceKit" -destinationPath .
-      nuget pack ".\$($env:APPVEYOR_PROJECT_NAME).nuspec" -outputdirectory .
-      $nuGetPackageName = $env:APPVEYOR_PROJECT_NAME + "." + $env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_VERSION + ".nupkg"
-      $nuGetPackagePath = (Get-ChildItem $nuGetPackageName).FullName
-      
-      @(
-          # You can add other artifacts here
-          $zipFilePath,
-          $nuGetPackagePath
-      ) | % {
-          Write-Host "Pushing package $_ as Appveyor artifact"
-          Push-AppveyorArtifact $_
-        }
-
-
-
+    - ps: |
+        Invoke-AppveyorAfterTestTask