diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
index 9670d1ca20..d405cb209e 100644
--- a/src/.gitignore
+++ b/src/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 /style_*.h
 /lmpinstalledpkgs.h
+/lmpgitversion.h
 
 /*_gpu.h
 /*_gpu.cpp