diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 95dc5cbef1b137b7f6bee2338022acf528194064..8219c0c6df15077133e2dfece86a620d810bbd48 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 /com.oracle.truffle.r.release/README.md
 /deparse/
 /DEPARSE_ERROR
+/dumps/
 /Rpkgsource/*
 /install.cran.logs/
 /library/