diff --git a/.github/workflows/loc.yml b/.github/workflows/loc.yml
index eb8e92d4a..773ee98c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/loc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/loc.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           badge_label: lines of code
           badge_color: green
           badge: ./output/badge.svg
-          ignore: 'node_modules|coverage|package-lock.json|README.md|LICENSE|.github|.vscode|__scripts|__services|.env|tsconfig.tsbuildinfo|dist'
+          ignore: 'node_modules|coverage|package-lock.json|README.md|LICENSE|CITATION.cff|.github|.vscode|__scripts|__services|.env|tsconfig.tsbuildinfo|dist'
 
       - name: Print the output
         run: |