diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c92a2e40aa4adb721aaf432bc8d902bab746708f..514a06ea398c9aea50dd42df7d3369e12a102630 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ src/gc_content/__pycache__/
 tests/files/test_genome.fa.fai
 coverage.xml
 .scannerwork/
+doc/build/*