diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f8987b4515389..fc43bc57b7035 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ site/build-storybook.log
 # Build
 dist/
 site/out/
+# used by release CI for downloaded artifacts
+artifacts
 
 *.tfstate
 *.tfplan