diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b172c446553..7acac981ed7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Desktop.ini
 # commonly used paths in blender
 /blender.bin
 /user-config.py
+/BUILD_NOTES.txt
 
 # local patches
 /*.patch