diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8a331d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#
+# Copyright Pravega Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+codecov:
+  require_ci_to_pass: yes
+  max_report_age: off
+  notify:
+    wait_for_ci: yes
+
+coverage:
+  status:
+    project:
+      default:
+        threshold: 0.5%
+    patch:
+      default:
+        target: 80%
+  ignore:
+    - "**/generated/**"
+    - "standalone"
+    - "test"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 81360519..22590b82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -97,3 +97,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
 
+  snapshot:
+    name: Publish snapshot packages
+    needs: [ build_and_test_complete ]
+    # Only run this on PUSH (no pull requests) and only on the master branch and release branches.
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/r0.') || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/r1.')) }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: '11'
+      - name: Assemble
+        run: ./gradlew assemble --parallel ${{env.GRADLE_OPTS}}
+      - name: Publish to GitHub Packages
+        run: ./gradlew publish -PpublishUrl=https://maven.pkg.github.com/${{github.repository}} -PpublishUsername=${{github.actor}} -PpublishPassword=${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}} ${{env.GRADLE_OPTS}}
diff --git a/pravega-sensor-collector/build.gradle b/pravega-sensor-collector/build.gradle
index 4e089677..1a23a81f 100644
--- a/pravega-sensor-collector/build.gradle
+++ b/pravega-sensor-collector/build.gradle
@@ -161,24 +161,16 @@ checkstyle {
     }
 }
 
-
-test {
-    finalizedBy jacocoTestReport // report is always generated after tests run
-}
-
-jacocoTestReport {
-    dependsOn test // tests are required to run before generating the report
-}
-
-jacoco {
-    toolVersion = "0.8.9"
-    reportsDirectory = layout.buildDirectory.dir('customJacocoReportDir')
-}
-
-jacocoTestReport {
-    reports {
-        xml.required = false
-        csv.required = false
-        html.outputLocation = layout.buildDirectory.dir('jacocoHtml')
+plugins.withId('jacoco') {
+    jacoco {
+        toolVersion = "0.8.5"
     }
+    jacocoTestReport {
+        reports {
+            xml.enabled true
+            html.enabled false
+        }
+    }
+
+    test { finalizedBy jacocoTestReport }
 }