diff --git a/.nycrc b/.nycrc
index bfe4073a6..83a421a06 100644
--- a/.nycrc
+++ b/.nycrc
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "**/samples",
     "**/scripts",
     "**/src/**/v*/**/*.js",
+    "**/protos",
     "**/test",
     ".jsdoc.js",
     "**/.jsdoc.js",