diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d61dac1f1e..31d27d25ac 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ instances
 keys
 build/*
 build-stamp
-nova.egg-info
 .nova-venv
 .venv
 .tox
@@ -26,3 +25,4 @@ nova/vcsversion.py
 dist/*
 .coverage
 covhtml
+*.egg*