diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4ba7262cf..0aa15155a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,6 @@ ioBroker
 build
 lerna-debug.log
 .nx
+
+#ignore .commitinfo created by ioBroker release script
+.commitinfo