diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 295a65848e17fb79296d85b4adcfb0123d09d269..62fc485729008b02c966c64c3a3b82d8ce5a226c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -69,3 +69,9 @@ Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/ranges.csv
 
 
 
+Core/release/
+CoreLibs/release/
+Experimental/release/
+ImageGallery/release/
+KeywordSearch/release/
+thunderbirdparser/release/