diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f6d97b05f5..1a08fd15c5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 *.so.*
 *.swp
 *.ver
+*.version
 /.config
 /.version
 /avconv