diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
index b49dfb9e315..97cae9da52b 100644
--- a/.codecov.yml
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -23,16 +23,15 @@ coverage:
   status:
     project:
       default:
-        enabled: true
-        # allowed to drop coverage and still result in a "success" commit status
-        threshold: null
+        informational: true
         if_not_found: success
         if_no_uploads: success
         if_ci_failed: error
     patch:
       default:
-        enabled: true
-        threshold: 90%
+        # patch coverage should be within 10% of existing coverage
+        target: auto
+        threshold: 10%
         if_not_found: success
         if_no_uploads: success
         if_ci_failed: error