diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
index 967365e39..4b328b73a 100644
--- a/Doxyfile
+++ b/Doxyfile
@@ -838,6 +838,7 @@ EXCLUDE_PATTERNS      += */release/*
 EXCLUDE_PATTERNS      += */Testing/*
 EXCLUDE_PATTERNS      += */tests/*
 EXCLUDE_PATTERNS      += */dist/*
+EXCLUDE_PATTERNS      += */tools/*
 
 # The EXCLUDE_SYMBOLS tag can be used to specify one or more symbol names
 # (namespaces, classes, functions, etc.) that should be excluded from the