diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
index 75aa86c10..7f867add8 100644
--- a/.codecov.yml
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ coverage:
         target: 80%
         # Only post a patch status to pull requests
         only_pulls: true
+
+ignore:
+  - "detekt-gradle-plugin/"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codecoverage.yaml b/.github/workflows/codecoverage.yaml
index 50775dd5a..f0d4d4ccc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codecoverage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codecoverage.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 11
 
       - name: Generate Coverage Report
-        run: ./gradlew jacocoTestReport --no-build-cache
+        run: ./gradlew jacocoTestReport --no-build-cache -x :detekt-gradle-plugin:test
 
       - name: Publish Coverage
         if: success()