diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cede27ad6ce..f0a1ac279af 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ node_modules
 npm-debug.log
 .vuepress/dist/
 package-lock.json
+
+# ignore the git mailmap file
+.mailmap