diff --git a/codecov.yaml b/codecov.yaml
index a76f03552..f949ad7ca 100644
--- a/codecov.yaml
+++ b/codecov.yaml
@@ -18,4 +18,15 @@ component_management:
       paths:
         - "*/proxy/auth/**"
 comment:
-  layout: "header, diff, flags, components"  # show component info in the PR comment
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+  layout: "header, diff, flags, components"  # show component info in the PR comment
+
+coverage:
+  status:
+    project:
+      default:
+        target: auto
+        threshold: 1 # at maximum allow coverage to drop by 1%
+    patch:
+      default:
+        target: auto
+        threshold: 80% # at minimum patch coverage should be 80%
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