diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a6dc1c08..dfcb0007 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -52,3 +52,6 @@ ChangeLog
 *~
 .*.swp
 *.DS_Store
+
+# Files created by releasenotes build
+releasenotes/build