diff --git a/.rat-excludes b/.rat-excludes
index 38733a9d7a..7d11f17750 100644
--- a/.rat-excludes
+++ b/.rat-excludes
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ uncrustify.cfg
 README.md
 .mailmap
 .style_ignored_dirs
+Doxyfile
 
 # unit tests executables
 bin