diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 142eac4..eb8fe63 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -437,5 +437,7 @@ lightgbm.Rcheck/
 # GraphViz artifacts
 *.gv
 *.gv.*
-/VersionInfo.h
+
 /wCenterWindow/VersionInfo.h
+[Pp]atches/
+*.patch