diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
index 2ad8d7f1c..cb44c86e6 100644
--- a/.codecov.yml
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+coverage:
+  status:
+    project:
+      default:
+        # Coverage can drop by 0.1% without failing the status
+        threshold: 0.1
+    patch:
+      default:
+        # Patches don't need test coverage
+        # TODO remove once we have proper testing infrastructure and documentation
+        target: 0
+
 ignore:
   - "tests/*"
   - "lib/*"