diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index 031715795..6909f80e3 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ coverage:
     project:
       default:
         threshold: 5%
+ignore:
+- "g2o/apps/"
+- "g2o/examples/"
+- "g2o/EXTERNAL/"