diff --git a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
index 0ea7337..81020b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
@@ -36,12 +36,9 @@ jobs:
         go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}
     - name: Run Tests
       run: |
-        go test -v -race --coverprofile=coverage.coverprofile.tmp --covermode=atomic ./...
-    - name: Remove ignored code from coverage profile
-      run: |
-        grep -v -E '(apg-go/cmd/apg/apg.go|apg-go/example-code)' coverage.coverprofile.tmp > coverage.coverprofile
+        go test -v -race --coverprofile=coverage.coverprofile --covermode=atomic ./...
     - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
       if: success() && matrix.go == '1.22' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
       with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }} # not required for public repos
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+        token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }} # not required for public repos
diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a395e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 The go-mail Authors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+coverage:
+  status:
+    project:
+      default:
+        target: 85%
+        threshold: 5%
+        base: auto 
+        if_ci_failed: error
+        only_pulls: false
+    patch:
+      default:
+        target: 80%
+        base: auto
+        if_ci_failed: error
+        threshold: 5%
+
+comment:
+  require_changes: true
+
+ignore:
+  - "cmd/apg"
+  - "example-code"