diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7f386330e0934cf6ac50fef4dab406b68254bb04..9cdd2d27ab2dd98ead67263170a68d1e83ec2165 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ dist/
 **/*npy
 
 tricco/__pycache__
+tricco/alternatives/__pycache__
 
 tricco.egg-info/