diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e4c26260fe5508fc1f1df3ee73a98845bc1d2779..b5e68f2744e03963a1856c67d147c6c678d8d751 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@ test_reports.xml
 # Python egg metadata, regenerated from source files by setuptools.
 **/*.egg-info
 **/*.rdb
+**/.eggs
 
 **/_version.py