diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7a8fcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+### Meson ###
+# subproject directories
+/subprojects/*
+!/subprojects/*.wrap
+
+# build directory
+build*/*