diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bebdd838..03ea0e67 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -43,3 +43,9 @@ ChangeLog
 etc/mistral.conf
 tools/lintstack.head.py
 tools/pylint_exceptions
+
+# Files created by releasenotes build
+releasenotes/build
+
+# Files created by doc build
+doc/source/api