diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
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+coverage:
+  status:
+    project:
+      default:
+        # Commits pushed to master should not make the overall
+        # project coverage decrease:
+        target: auto
+        threshold: 0%
+    patch:
+      default:
+        threshold: 0%