diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
index a16d93b47c..54a715a1be 100644
--- a/.codecov.yml
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -14,3 +14,13 @@ coverage:
         # dropping slightly is ok - this stops the check failing on test timing variability
         # .12 was observed as the largest variability owing to timing forcing different test branch choice
         threshold: 0.15
+        # BUG: our coverage fluctuates, so codecov marks this as a build failure (#12227)
+        # stop codecov from failing CI until this is fixed
+        # https://docs.codecov.com/docs/commit-status#informational
+        informational: true
+    patch:
+      default:
+        # BUG: our coverage fluctuates, so codecov marks this as a build failure (#12227)
+        # stop codecov from failing CI until this is fixed
+        # https://docs.codecov.com/docs/commit-status#informational
+        informational: true
diff --git a/.idea/dictionaries/android.xml b/.idea/dictionaries/android.xml
index ddfdfe1083..899afe2bef 100644
--- a/.idea/dictionaries/android.xml
+++ b/.idea/dictionaries/android.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
       <w>backreference</w>
       <w>bmgr</w>
       <w>cheets</w>
+      <w>codecov</w>
       <w>constraintlayout</w>
       <w>contentvalue</w>
       <w>contextmenu</w>