diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5551f325..2f5bbe69 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -66,3 +66,6 @@ dwsbin
 # Local coverage artifacts
 coverage-shortcut.txt
 coverage-*.txt
+
+# stray compiled generator binary (source lives in internal/generator/cmd_param_aliases/)
+/cmd_param_aliases