diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7bf8744f..6b623273 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ test-nextflow: clean nextflow-git compile check #coverage
 
 test-all: clean compile-all check #coverage
 
+coverage:
+	./gradlew jacocoTestReport
+	open plugins/nf-quilt/build/reports/jacoco/test/html/index.html
+
 #
 # Create packages
 #
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 01192f00..732f09d5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -155,6 +155,19 @@ allprojects {
         }
     }
 
+    jacoco {
+        toolVersion = '0.8.12'
+        reportsDirectory = layout.buildDirectory.dir('reports/jacoco')
+    }
+
+    jacocoTestReport {
+        reports {
+            xml.required = true
+            csv.required = true
+            html.required = true
+        }
+    }
+
     // this is required due to this IDEA bug
     // https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-129282
     sourceSets {
diff --git a/plugins/nf-quilt/build.gradle b/plugins/nf-quilt/build.gradle
index 062e0cce..0514ba46 100644
--- a/plugins/nf-quilt/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/nf-quilt/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 useLatestVersions {
-   // A blacklist of dependencies to not update, in the format of group:name
+   // A blacklist of dependencies to update, in the format of group:name
    updateBlacklist = [
         'com.quiltdata:quiltcore',
         'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy',
@@ -115,3 +115,12 @@ dependencies {
 test {
     useJUnitPlatform()
 }
+
+jacocoTestReport {
+    reports {
+        xml.required = true
+        csv.required = true
+        html.required = true
+    }
+}
+