diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2623ea74..1026f756 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ skimage/version.py
 .coverage
 doc/source/auto_examples/*.py
 doc/source/auto_examples/*.txt
+doc/source/auto_examples/notebook
 doc/source/auto_examples/images/plot_*.png
 doc/source/auto_examples/images/thumb
 doc/source/auto_examples/applications/