diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c904607..6c2287e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /bbr
 /bbsim
 /bbsimctl
-logs/*
\ No newline at end of file
+logs/*
+release
\ No newline at end of file