diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d58b162..5b87cec 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@
 !.coveragerc
 cover/
 doc/source/_static/tempest.conf.sample
+
+# Files created by releasenotes build
+releasenotes/build