diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 079568652e2..d24db6386e5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Random number generators and other randomness functionality.
 keywords = ["random", "rng"]
 categories = ["algorithms", "no-std"]
 build = "build.rs"
-exclude = ["/utils/*", "/.travis.yml", "/appveyor.yml"]
+exclude = ["/utils/*", "/.travis.yml", "/appveyor.yml", ".gitignore"]
 
 [badges]
 travis-ci = { repository = "rust-random/rand" }