diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cc07b09b..e307a924 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 *.swp
 *.pyc
 .tox
+*.egg
 *.egg-info
 dist
 *.qcow2
@@ -10,4 +11,4 @@ dist
 build
 AUTHORS
 ChangeLog
-bin/diskimage_builder
\ No newline at end of file
+bin/diskimage_builder