diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9a080eae53..c672d44de2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ wix/nu/
 lcov.info
 tarpaulin-report.html
 
+# benchmarking
+/tango
+
 # Visual Studio
 .vs/*
 *.rsproj