Merge branch 'main' into fix_483_lazy_stats

Author: dweindl

.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       run: tox -e unit
 
     - name: Coverage
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v6
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v7
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         files: ./coverage.xml