diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b767a17c329e9bc6e81ad1ea42ecfff0373dc9f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.GLUON_BRANCH
+.GLUON_RELEASE
+.patched
+.prepare