diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f4c85d94..b249c02a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ python/lsst/meas/algorithms/version.py
 .cache
 .pytest_cache
 pytest_session.txt
-.coverage
+.coverage*