diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ae734ec29cf3729236a0f1f7f6aa81facc3eed83..b5a77328559fb4c7dd2bd3bd554bd705ffdcc3e1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # never store the git version file
 git_version.py
 
+docs/source/user/getting_started_0.rst
+
 # custom
 *.txt
 setup.cfg