diff --git a/workflow-templates/dependabot/workflow-template-copies/.github/workflows/test-go-task.yml b/workflow-templates/dependabot/workflow-template-copies/.github/workflows/test-go-task.yml
index 79fa2f74..7a2e5d80 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/dependabot/workflow-template-copies/.github/workflows/test-go-task.yml
+++ b/workflow-templates/dependabot/workflow-template-copies/.github/workflows/test-go-task.yml
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           file: ${{ matrix.module.path }}coverage_unit.txt
           flags: ${{ matrix.module.codecov-flags }}
-          fail_ci_if_error: true
+          fail_ci_if_error: ${{ github.repository == 'REPO_OWNER/REPO_NAME' }}
diff --git a/workflow-templates/test-go-task.md b/workflow-templates/test-go-task.md
index 210feb1e..fc152b85 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/test-go-task.md
+++ b/workflow-templates/test-go-task.md
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ Configure the version of Go used for development of the project in the `env.GO_V
 
 If the project contains Go modules in paths other than the root of the repository, add their paths to the [job matrix](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstrategymatrix) in `check-go-task.yml` at `jobs.test.strategy.matrix.module[].path` and the [Codecov flag](https://docs.codecov.com/docs/flags) to group their data under at `jobs.test.strategy.matrix.module[].codecov-flags`
 
+Replace `REPO_OWNER/REPO_NAME` with the repository's name (e.g., `arduino/arduino-cli`) in the `codecov/codecov-action` action's `fail_ci_if_error` input in `test-go-task.yml`.
+
 #### `.gitignore`
 
 Add the following to `.gitignore`:
diff --git a/workflow-templates/test-go-task.yml b/workflow-templates/test-go-task.yml
index 79fa2f74..7a2e5d80 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/test-go-task.yml
+++ b/workflow-templates/test-go-task.yml
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           file: ${{ matrix.module.path }}coverage_unit.txt
           flags: ${{ matrix.module.codecov-flags }}
-          fail_ci_if_error: true
+          fail_ci_if_error: ${{ github.repository == 'REPO_OWNER/REPO_NAME' }}