diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e33c9c03..592bdc2e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ go-waku
 *.out.tmp
 coverage.html
 coverage.json
+coverage
 
 # Dependency directories (remove the comment below to include it)
 # vendor/