diff --git a/CHANGES/v2.9.md b/CHANGES/v2.9.md
index 7fcd4b30c9..74f263dcc6 100644
--- a/CHANGES/v2.9.md
+++ b/CHANGES/v2.9.md
@@ -63,3 +63,5 @@ Changes from version 2.8 which are relevant for users:
   - new patch for GROMACS 2024 
   - Small optimization of \ref COORDINATION and related collective variables (\issue{1096}).
 
+## Version 2.9.3 (tba)
+  - Patch for GROMACS 2024 was updated to fix a big issue preventing its use
diff --git a/developer-doc/.gitignore b/developer-doc/.gitignore
index 975bc156cc..42e5b08651 100644
--- a/developer-doc/.gitignore
+++ b/developer-doc/.gitignore
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 /*PP.txt
 /links-to-user-manual.md
 /plumedcheck.md
-/coverage
+/coverage*/
+/coverage*