diff --git a/lua/Polydev/templates.lua b/lua/Polydev/templates.lua
index 9e262f9..301c956 100644
--- a/lua/Polydev/templates.lua
+++ b/lua/Polydev/templates.lua
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
   ]
 }
 
+]]))
+
+	    utils.write_file(full_project_root .. "/.gitignore", string.format([[
+build/
 ]]))
 	    vim.fn.system(string.format("cd %s/build/ && cmake .. && cmake --build .", full_project_root))
 	    vim.cmd("edit " .. full_project_root .. "/src/main.cpp")