diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9cc41b7a7..215d3f3cc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ ChangeLog
 .tox
 .coverage
 *.egg-info/
+.eggs
 *.egg
 build/
 doc/build/