diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 52f06a25d0..37ba7cb910 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ stamp-h[0-9]
 tmp
 /doc/os-config-lightweight-desktop.texi
 /nix/scripts/download
+/.tarball-version
 /.version
 /doc/stamp-*
 /gnu/packages/bootstrap