diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a32fe413..96b61e70 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ wheels/
 .installed.cfg
 *.egg
 MANIFEST
-
+.pybuild/
 
 .pytest_cache
 
diff --git a/debian/.gitignore b/debian/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9eeb8d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.debhelper/
+debhelper-build-stamp
+files
+kiplot.inti-cmnb.postinst.debhelper
+kiplot.inti-cmnb.prerm.debhelper
+kiplot.inti-cmnb.substvars
+kiplot.inti-cmnb/