diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6fbe1451406e5db4b68e91d002ad4f5bb19ca069..ec1e4cd21c6b35558934b7024210a7bdade65313 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@ run-debug-*
 *.vtk
 *.silo
 *.dat
+
+.cache