diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 260bcff..74043b9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,7 @@ output/
 ANKIWEB_DESCRIPTION.md
 PROJECTS.md
 SPRINT_LOG.md
+CLAUDE.md
+
+# Release artifacts — distributed via Forgejo releases, not committed to tree
+releases/