diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c27c5065f5ce88704486e53ac2044ff39e361349..7f249738c56e97da80aaecaebb99c528eba78d3a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 **/*.egg-info
 **/.tox
 **/.stestr
+**/AUTHORS
+**/ChangeLog
 **/env
 **/vscode-server.tar
 **/.project