diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8967683eb2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+coverage:
+  status:
+    project:
+      default:
+        informational: true
+    patch:
+      default:
+        informational: true
+
+# When modifying this file, please validate using:
+# make codecov-validate
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 10da5430196..3d39ce1ffea 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -499,3 +499,6 @@ run-integration-tests:
 run-anvil: SHELL := /bin/sh
 run-anvil:
 	docker-compose -f integration-tests/docker-compose.anvil.yml up --remove-orphans
+
+codecov-validate:
+	curl -X POST --data-binary @codecov.yml https://codecov.io/validate
diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000