diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index befd52929..76d71d341 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ comment:
   behavior: default
   layout: "reach, diff, flags, files"
 
-
 ignore:
   - "**/test_*"
   - "**/*_test.*"
@@ -19,7 +18,11 @@ coverage:
   round: down
   status:
     project: no
-    patch: yes
-    changes: yes
+    patch: # patch status only measures lines adjusted in the pull request or single commit
+      default:
+        target: 80% # target of an exact coverage number such as 75% or 100%
+        threshold: 2% # Allow the coverage to drop by X%, and posting a success status.
+        base: auto
+    changes: no # Codecov will detect changes in coverage that are NOT included in the commit/pull diff
 github_checks:
-  annotations: true
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+  annotations: true