diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 06f5bb90..2b16aebb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ dist/
 doc/__build/*
 pip-log.txt
 devdatabase.db
-parts
-eggs
-bin
+^parts
+^eggs
+^bin
 developer-eggs
 downloads
 Documentation/*