diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 518f55b38c..5798d20d00 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ genrule(
 # gazelle:exclude pkg/model/deployment.pb.validate.go
 # gazelle:exclude pkg/model/environment.pb.validate.go
 # gazelle:exclude pkg/model/event.pb.validate.go
+# gazelle:exclude pkg/model/imagereference.pb.validate.go
 # gazelle:exclude pkg/model/insight.pb.validate.go
 # gazelle:exclude pkg/model/logblock.pb.validate.go
 # gazelle:exclude pkg/model/piped.pb.validate.go