diff --git a/.coderabbit.yaml b/.coderabbit.yaml
index eb3fb84d..f481cd93 100644
--- a/.coderabbit.yaml
+++ b/.coderabbit.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 language: en-GB
 reviews:
+  profile: assertive
   path_instructions:
     - path: "newsfragments/*.rst"
       instructions: |
diff --git a/newsfragments/+coderabbit-assertive.misc.rst b/newsfragments/+coderabbit-assertive.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12bfe25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/+coderabbit-assertive.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Set CodeRabbit review profile to assertive for stricter pull request reviews.