diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 756055b2a60..4d01e0160b7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -65,3 +65,5 @@ Vagrantfile
 .vagrant
 ansible.egg-info/
 /shippable/
+# Release directory
+packaging/release/ansible_release