diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c62b5575..fbf0a3fb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 profanity.mk
 profanity.project
 profanity.workspace
+compile_commands.json
 
 # autotools
 .libs/