diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index be40e8a..89bf430 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ pip-log.txt
 .tox
 nosetests.xml
 
+# build artifacts
+build
+dist
+
 # Sqlite
 *.db
 *.sqlite