diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f2ef1e4fa..5bb943a9d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -118,3 +118,5 @@ src/lib/test_exchange_api_overlapping_keys_bug
 src/lib/test_exchange_api_home/.local/share/taler/exchange/revocations/
 src/wire-plugins/test_wire_plugin_legacy_taler_bank
 uncrustify.cfg
+vgcore.*
+tags