diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 09f1c3a97..71a748d11 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ tttt.*
 ttttt.*
 site/api
 .haddockprologue
+tools/generatejournal
+tools/simplebench
+Makefile.local