diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ba0b5310..afa5c8e9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 .DS_Store
-target/
 *.xpr
 
 # Packages
@@ -10,6 +9,10 @@ target/
 # Testenvironment
 .tox
 
+# Build directories
+target/
+publish-docs/
+
 # Editors
 *~
 .*.swp