diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e94a9d8a03c..f84ec5716f6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -106,3 +106,5 @@ test/units/.coverage.*
 /SYMLINK_CACHE.json
 changelogs/.plugin-cache.yaml
 .ansible-test-timeout.json
+# ansible-test temporary metadata file for use with delgation
+/metadata-*.json