diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fd05562182..99af9bdeda 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@
 *.rej
 *~
 *.pyc
-.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+.DS_Store
+*.tar.gz