diff --git a/.coverage b/.coverage
deleted file mode 100644
index 2429d47..0000000
Binary files a/.coverage and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5659631..73bd561 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ venv/
 .pytest_cache/
 .ruff_cache/
 .mypy_cache/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+htmlcov/
+coverage.xml
 .DS_Store
 .idea/
 *.db
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da5512f..03b9e0d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ release feed without duplicating maintenance.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+- Stop tracking `.coverage` and add coverage artifacts (`.coverage*`, `htmlcov/`,
+  `coverage.xml`) to `.gitignore` so local test runs no longer pollute commits.
+