diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9610539a..65a13c19 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 *.pyc
 *.sw?
 *~
 \#*
 .\#*
 .coverage
 .eggs/
 resources/test/
 __pycache__
 version.txt
 swh.web.egg-info
 docs/build/
 docs/uri-scheme.md
 docs/dev-info.md
 db.sqlite3
 .vscode/
-
+.directory