diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index da4a43d0..6c19184a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ vcs.xml
 deployment.xml
 
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
 *$py.class