diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index d0a398457d..3b3049e2e4 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 coverage:
   status:
-    project: false
-    patch: false
+    project:
+      default:
+        target: auto  # aim for the same coverage as the base of the PR
+        threshold: 1%  # allow a decrease of up to 1%
+    patch:
+      default:
+        target: auto  # aim for the same coverage as the base of the PR
+        threshold: 1%  # allow a decrease of up to 1%
 
 flag_management:
   default_rules:
     carryforward: true
     statuses:
       - type: project
-        informational: true
+        informational: false  # change this to true if you do not want to enforce covergae requirement
       - type: patch
-        informational: true
+        informational: false  # change this to true if you do not want to enforce covergae requirement
   individual_flags:
     - name: backend
       paths:
@@ -21,4 +27,4 @@ flag_management:
         - orbit/
     - name: frontend
       paths:
-        - frontend/
+        - frontend/
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