diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a83296f1b..3abf45155 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ MANIFEST
 *.py[cdo]
 *.swp
 *.swo
+mitmproxy.egg-info/
 mitmproxyc
 mitmdumpc
 .coverage