diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 629dbfee912fc6eae0b44f319eb18db440b95172..de221fd47f0d34e6def96ed625813e90ff2692c7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ share/python-wheels/
 .installed.cfg
 *.egg
 MANIFEST
+figs/
 
 # PyInstaller
 #  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template