diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a494c4da20..a165db469a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ lib/
 docs/.astro/
 docs/dist/
 packages/common/src/skills/*.content.ts
+**/*.tgz
diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index f38cc6a917..c52aefbf2c 100644
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 # cspell: ignore multicriteria
 # sonar does not support cobertura coverage xml format, only lcov.info
 # Disable insecure os command execution inside tests
-sonar.debug=true
-sonar.log.level.app=DEBUG
+#
+# Branch analysis: SonarCloud treats main as the main branch automatically.
+# Do not hardcode sonar.branch.name or sonar.branch.target here — a static
+# target would break other branch scans. For additional long-lived branches,
+# set the pattern (Project > Branches) to: ^(next|(branch|release)-.*)$
+sonar.debug=false
+sonar.log.level.app=INFO
+sonar.javascript.lcov.reportPaths=**/coverage/**/lcov.info
 sonar.organization=ansible
 sonar.projectKey=ansible_vscode-ansible
 sonar.sources=src/,packages/common/src/,packages/language-server/src/,packages/lightspeed/src/,packages/mcp-server/src/,packages/services/src/,packages/ui/src/,packages/lightspeed/webviews/src/
-sonar.tests=test/,packages/language-server/test/,packages/lightspeed/test/,packages/mcp-server/test/,packages/services/test/,packages/ui/test/
-sonar.verbose=true
+sonar.tests=test/,packages/common/test/,packages/language-server/test/,packages/lightspeed/test/,packages/mcp-server/test/,packages/services/test/,packages/ui/test/
+sonar.verbose=false