diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 105dfacf9..b174ce657 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ config.h
 /tgt-vhdl/vhdl_config.h
 /vpi/vpi_config.h
 /version.h
+/version_tag.h
 
 # Directories
 autom4te.cache