diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fb1a5f526..8ee0d2f87 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ tmp_*
 /dist/
 /docs_linkcheck/
 /tests/output/
+/AUTHORS
+/ChangeLog
+/build/