diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 54f92d67d01..fe8f6d21fa7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -62,4 +62,8 @@ test/pullrequest/pullrequest-init
 docs/pipeline-api.md.backup
 
 # Ignore .env files
-/.env
\ No newline at end of file
+/.env
+
+# development
+HOWTODEVELOP.md
+lab