diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bcbd35cfdf..0639d63c1b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ doc/[Dd]oxygen/html
 doc/[Dd]oxygen/latex
 doc/[Dd]oxygen/man
 
+# Other HTML files e.g. ReleaseNotes-?.?.html
+*.html
+
 # source packages - anywhere
 *.tar.bz2
 *.tar.gz