diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 424053b..775c469 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@
 build
 dist
 
+# API docs autogenerated
 docs/source/api/*
+# version file generated on build
+src/snkit/_version.py
 
 # data
 *.gpkg