diff --git a/.github/codecov.yml b/.github/codecov.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c2d04e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/codecov.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+coverage:
+  status:
+    project:
+      default:
+        # basic
+        threshold: 5%
+    patch:
+      default:
+        threshold: 5%
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 2a9e24f..c3c0c20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -119,8 +119,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Upload coverage
       continue-on-error: true
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v2
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
       with:
+        fail_ci_if_error: true
         env_vars: OS,PYTHON
         verbose: true