diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000000..63b9648dd5
--- /dev/null
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+target/
+!tools/java/cpp-build/target/cpp-build-1.0-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar
+!tools/java/java-build/target/java-build-1.0-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar
+build/
+lib/
+generated/
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