diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 916ab0de99f3..044a47c44b77 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ doc/build/
 lib/
 pylib/src/
 **/cqlshlib.xml
+pylib/cqlshlib/serverversion.py
 !lib/cassandra-driver-internal-only-*.zip
 !lib/puresasl-*.zip