diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ba628b2..effc64e7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ SIMPLSharpLogs/
 *.projectinfo
 essentials-framework/EssentialDMTestConfig/
 output/
+packages/
 
 PepperDashEssentials-0.0.0-buildType-test.zip