diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3b5b7e0c..b30dfe9d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ venv.bak/
 *.tar.gz
 *.zip
 
+# Auto-generated version file
+src/data_designer/_version.py
 
 # Local scratch space
 .scratch/