diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4321fb8d05..c97bf48dda 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ examples/build/*
 examples/basecoin/glide.lock
 examples/basecoin/app/data
 baseapp/data/*
+docs/_build
 
 ### Vagrant ###
 .vagrant/