diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 000000000..bcdcb45f3
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+hypervisor/build/
+hypervisor/bsp/uefi/include/bsp/version.h
+hypervisor/bsp/sbl/include/bsp/version.h
+devicemdodel/build/
+devicemodel/include/version.h
+doc/doxygen
+doc/_build
+*.bak
+*.sav
+*.log
+*.warnings
diff --git a/devicemodel/.gitignore b/devicemodel/.gitignore
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index ff75cbe9f..000000000
--- a/devicemodel/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-build/
-include/version.h
diff --git a/doc/.gitignore b/doc/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index eaadf6c04..000000000
--- a/doc/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-doxygen
-_build
-*.bak
-*.sav
-*.log
-*.warnings
diff --git a/hypervisor/.gitignore b/hypervisor/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 6aa20d834..000000000
--- a/hypervisor/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-build/
-bsp/uefi/include/bsp/version.h
-bsp/sbl/include/bsp/version.h