diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 302cdbe..318ccd5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,8 @@ content/bindings.txt
 content/frontend.egg
 content/steam_appid.txt
 content/fe_last.ini
+# local root copies of the player bats (players/ is the source of truth)
+/play_solo.bat
+/join.bat
+/join_lan.bat
+/play_steam.bat