diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9648517d..8e2ef56b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# emacs workspace config
+.projectile
 # symlink to ${mybuilddirectory}/compile_commands.json for LSP
 compile_commands.json
 # LSP keeps state here