diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d3ef473b04..ad1cb83abf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 *.pyc
 *.pyo
 /*.patch
+/.repo/
 /build*/
 pyshtables.py
 pstage/