diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6e37f5f0..af05066e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,8 @@ releasenotes/build
 /.aux
 /.fdb_latexmk
 /texput.fls
+
+# Files created by setuptools
+/build/
+RELEASENOTES.rst
+releasenotes/notes/reno.cache