diff --git a/codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
similarity index 55%
rename from codecov.yml
rename to .codecov.yml
index 696b99cad..dc5e22a6a 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 codecov:
+  branch: dev
+
+coverage:
+  # https://docs.codecov.com/docs/coverage-configuration
+  range: "80...90"
   # https://docs.codecov.io/docs/commit-status
   status:
+    # TODO: re-enable patch in the future
+    patch: off
     project:
       default:
         # minimum coverage ratio that the commit must meet to be considered a success
-        target: 82%
+        target: 83%
         if_ci_failed: error
         only_pulls: true
+
 github_checks:
-  annotations: false
+  annotations: true
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fc9c86de1..65c2b2032 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ tests-doctests:
 
 .PHONY: tests-lib
 tests-lib:
-	pytest --durations=10 $(pytest_flags) --doctest-modules hathor --cov-fail-under=83 $(tests_lib)
+	pytest --durations=10 $(pytest_flags) --doctest-modules hathor $(tests_lib)
 
 .PHONY: tests-genesis
 tests-genesis:
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ tests: tests-cli tests-lib tests-genesis
 
 .PHONY: tests-full
 tests-full:
-	pytest $(pytest_flags) --durations=10 --cov-fail-under=90 --cov-config=.coveragerc_full ./tests
+	pytest $(pytest_flags) --durations=10 --cov-config=.coveragerc_full ./tests
 
 # checking: