diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f474015e30..00000000000
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# .coveragerc to control coverage.py
-
-[report]
-# Regexes for lines to exclude from consideration
-exclude_also =
-    # Don't complain if non-runnable code isn't run
-    if 0:
-    if __name__ == .__main__.:
-    # Don't complain about debug code
-    if DEBUG:
-    # Don't complain about compatibility code for missing optional dependencies
-    except ImportError
-    if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    # Empty bodies in protocols or abstract methods
-    ^\s*def [a-zA-Z0-9_]+\(.*\)(\s*->.*)?:\s*\.\.\.(\s*#.*)?$
-    ^\s*\.\.\.(\s*#.*)?$
-
-[run]
-omit =
-    checks/*.py
-    Tests/createfontdatachunk.py
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a2366e717ff..970dbdef6de 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -204,3 +204,22 @@ addopts = [ "-ra", "--color=auto" ]
 testpaths = [
   "Tests",
 ]
+
+[tool.coverage]
+run.core = "sysmon"  # default for 3.14+, available for 3.12+
+run.disable_warnings = [ "no-sysmon" ]  # 3.11
+run.omit = [
+  "checks/*.py",
+  "Tests/benchmarks.py",
+  "Tests/createfontdatachunk.py",
+]
+report.exclude_also = [
+  "@abc.abstractmethod",
+  # Empty bodies in protocols or abstract methods
+  "^\\s*def [a-zA-Z0-9_]+\\(.*\\)(\\s*->.*)?:\\s*\\.\\.\\.(\\s*#.*)?$",
+  # Don't complain about compatibility code for missing optional dependencies
+  "except ImportError",
+  "if __name__ == .__main__.:",
+  # Don't complain about debug code
+  "if DEBUG:",
+]