diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
deleted file mode 100644
index 2fbbee1a..00000000
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-[run]
-source =
-       towncrier
-branch = True
-
-[paths]
-source =
-   src/
-   .tox/*/lib/python*/site-packages/
-   .tox/pypy*/site-packages/
-
-[report]
-show_missing = true
-skip_covered = true
-omit =
-   src/towncrier/__main__.py
-   src/towncrier/test/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 348275dd..b7c0eb71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python.action }}
 
     - name: Install dependencies
-      run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip tox codecov
+      run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip tox codecov coverage[toml]
 
     - uses: twisted/python-info-action@v1
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python.action }}
 
     - name: Install dependencies
-      run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip tox codecov
+      run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip tox codecov coverage[toml]
 
     - uses: twisted/python-info-action@v1
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9f13d8db..b7a31f45 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -66,3 +66,19 @@ requires = [
     "incremental == 17.5.0",
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[tool.coverage.run]
+parallel = true
+branch = true
+source = ["towncrier"]
+
+[tool.coverage.paths]
+source = ["src", ".tox/*/site-packages"]
+
+[tool.coverage.report]
+show_missing = true
+skip_covered = true
+omit = [
+    "src/towncrier/__main__.py",
+    "src/towncrier/test/*",
+]
diff --git a/src/towncrier/newsfragments/416.misc b/src/towncrier/newsfragments/416.misc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/src/towncrier/test/test_build.py b/src/towncrier/test/test_build.py
index 04817373..0e22f994 100644
--- a/src/towncrier/test/test_build.py
+++ b/src/towncrier/test/test_build.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import os
 
+from datetime import date
 from pathlib import Path
 from subprocess import call
 from textwrap import dedent
@@ -280,6 +281,33 @@ def run_order_scenario(sections, types):
             ),
         )
 
+    def test_draft_no_date(self):
+        """
+        If no date is passed, today's date is used.
+        """
+        runner = CliRunner()
+
+        with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+            setup_simple_project()
+            fragment_path1 = "foo/newsfragments/123.feature"
+            fragment_path2 = "foo/newsfragments/124.feature.rst"
+            with open(fragment_path1, "w") as f:
+                f.write("Adds levitation")
+            with open(fragment_path2, "w") as f:
+                f.write("Extends levitation")
+
+            call(["git", "init"])
+            call(["git", "config", "user.name", "user"])
+            call(["git", "config", "user.email", "user@example.com"])
+            call(["git", "add", "."])
+            call(["git", "commit", "-m", "Initial Commit"])
+
+            today = date.today()
+            result = runner.invoke(_main, ["--draft"])
+
+            self.assertEqual(0, result.exit_code)
+            self.assertIn(f"Foo 1.2.3 ({today.isoformat()})", result.output)
+
     def test_no_confirmation(self):
         runner = CliRunner()
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index f2d4bed5..b569d967 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ commands = check-manifest
 [testenv]
 deps =
    Twisted
-   coverage
+   coverage[toml]
    incremental
 
 commands =