diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 510f3ca4a89..54e05fb6d1e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -94,3 +94,6 @@ network_closure.sh
 
 # direnv .envrc files
 .envrc
+
+# Downloaded kubernetes binary release tar ball
+kubernetes.tar.gz