diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 330a871b0..676cd3653 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,6 @@ bazel-*
 build_oot/
 docker_venv/
 llvm-build/
+
+# C++ build artifacts
+compile_commands.json