diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c69bb5c293..aabfa1606c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ twistd.bat
 
 # never commit docs/build
 docs/build
+docs/*/.doctrees/
 
 # For users of Atom
 .remote-sync.json