diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 529bab04a7..ce97c7e983 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ src/agent/src/version.rs
 src/agent/kata-agent.service
 src/agent/protocols/src/*.rs
 !src/agent/protocols/src/lib.rs
+build
 
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/.gitignore b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..567609b123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build/