diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2ad7b03..9b5cc67 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,4 +41,7 @@
 *.tmp
 *.bak
 *.swp
-*.sw
\ No newline at end of file
+*.sw
+
+# Local helper/status files
+.git_status_output.txt
\ No newline at end of file