diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 77026f99b1..d693107b87 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
-# documentation artifacts
+# build artifacts
+.cache/
 build/
+DEBIAN/postinst
+DEBIAN/prerm
+RPM/
+include/rdc/rdc64Config.h
+
+# documentation artifacts
 _build/
 _images/
 _static/
 _templates/
 _toc.yml
 docBin/
+docs/_doxygen/
+
+# VisualStudioCode
+.vscode/