diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a91db8880..2a7ed297a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -46,4 +46,5 @@ contrib/pylightning/pylightning.egg-info/
 contrib/pyln-*/build/
 contrib/pyln-*/dist/
 contrib/pyln-*/pyln_*.egg-info/
-plugins/keysend
\ No newline at end of file
+plugins/keysend
+release/