diff --git a/.github/codecov.yml b/.github/codecov.yml
index 193437e4d3..cbfef64280 100644
--- a/.github/codecov.yml
+++ b/.github/codecov.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 ignore:
-  - "./api"  # ignore folders and all its contents
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+  - "./api"  # ignore folders and all its contents
+coverage:
+  status:
+    patch:
+      default:
+        target: 80%
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