diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 55e3240..4875680 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,10 @@
 **/.DS_Store
 **/build
+
+# Do not track release artifacts
+releases/
+build/
+
+# Do not track downloaded Tailscale tarballs and temp bins
+tailscale_bins/
+*.tgz