diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1c265ad3125125b91201dd852fd10f276d74d27e..86a342d16f6ad32c4fb80210a88ab5ba11b5f7f1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ qtc-debugging-helper
 # linux shared libraries
 *.so*
 
-# windows shared libraries
+# windows binaries
+*.exe
 *.dll
 
 # osx shared libraries