diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7d866b16285d..7bc0a56076d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,3 +41,5 @@ nx-cloud.env
 /.copilot
 /.playwright-mcp
 /.zencoder
+
+# diagnostic test trigger