diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3b36fb8..4fde547 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 **/payments.local.json
 .guestops-maintenance.lock
 .guestops-test-keyring/
+.guestops-release/
 guestops-backup-*/
 guestops-restore-*/
 *.tar.gpg