diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bcef0eee6a2f054e44a09453040c79788da7f460..a50a9e35add69243704432e9171d98e3f37cd3cc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ build/
 tests/__pycache__
 tests/OutFiles
 *.pyc
+*.so
 
 .eggs/
 build-setuptools/