diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index feac29bf0dc2a0c0ce9af09a2085e4cd718891ce..e090b1d87d5c4921b7bd12087cccd1b157c9cf07 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ distribute*egg
 distribute*tar.gz
 a.out
 *.vtu
+
+.cache