diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9e3283b1aaa7d639678046084a0ed95d9bac08e8..f12b4f58b8b8f610b52ce92f3c3f0b8e89c66db8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ tests/population/scaling/scaling_plots/*
 tests/population/scaling/scaling_results/*
 tests/json*
 docs/build/*
-
+lib/
 
 # Standard template
 *.org~