diff --git a/R/upkeep.R b/R/upkeep.R
index 8d44be623..6a4a5efe6 100644
--- a/R/upkeep.R
+++ b/R/upkeep.R
@@ -38,11 +38,15 @@ make_upkeep_issue <- function(year, tidy) {
     }
   }
 
-  checklist <- if (tidy) tidy_upkeep_checklist(year) else upkeep_checklist()
+  gh <- gh_tr(tr)
+  if (tidy) {
+    checklist <- tidy_upkeep_checklist(year, repo_spec = tr$repo_spec)
+  } else {
+    checklist <- upkeep_checklist()
+  }
 
   title_year <- year %||% format(Sys.Date(), "%Y")
 
-  gh <- gh_tr(tr)
   issue <- gh(
     "POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues",
     title = glue("Upkeep for {project_name()} ({title_year})"),
@@ -118,7 +122,8 @@ use_tidy_upkeep_issue <- function(year = NULL) {
 
 tidy_upkeep_checklist <- function(year = NULL,
                                   posit_pkg = is_posit_pkg(),
-                                  posit_person_ok = is_posit_person_canonical()) {
+                                  posit_person_ok = is_posit_person_canonical(),
+                                  repo_spec = "OWNER/REPO") {
   year <- year %||% 2000
 
   bullets <- c()
@@ -165,7 +170,7 @@ tidy_upkeep_checklist <- function(year = NULL,
       "### 2022",
       "",
       todo("Handle and close any still-open `master` --> `main` issues"),
-      todo("[Update README badges](https://github.com/r-lib/usethis/issues/1594)"),
+      todo('`usethis:::use_codecov_badge("{repo_spec}")`'),
       todo("Update pkgdown site using instructions at <https://tidytemplate.tidyverse.org>"),
       todo("Update lifecycle badges with more accessible SVGs: `usethis::use_lifecycle()`"),
       ""
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_snaps/upkeep.md b/tests/testthat/_snaps/upkeep.md
index 7b6ba1bb7..870e5113e 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_snaps/upkeep.md
+++ b/tests/testthat/_snaps/upkeep.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
       ### 2022
       
       * [ ] Handle and close any still-open `master` --> `main` issues
-      * [ ] [Update README badges](https://github.com/r-lib/usethis/issues/1594)
+      * [ ] `usethis:::use_codecov_badge("OWNER/REPO")`
       * [ ] Update pkgdown site using instructions at <https://tidytemplate.tidyverse.org>
       * [ ] Update lifecycle badges with more accessible SVGs: `usethis::use_lifecycle()`