diff --git a/files/gitignore b/files/gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..982db11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.molecule
+*.log
+*.swp
+.tox
diff --git a/generate.yml b/generate.yml
index 9fbe33e..ff8cdff 100755
--- a/generate.yml
+++ b/generate.yml
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@
           dest: .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
         - source: feature_request.md
           dest: .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+        - source: gitignore
+          dest: .gitignore
       loop_control:
         label: "{{ item.source }}"