diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0e42b0737f0f777f0f926dc4e9ca4bdc7f960119..0734eef7eef0841baf13cffc5bf085f7c5131caf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Diffraction pattern results
+# Diffraction pattern results and temporary development files
 figures/
 results/
 logs/
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ logs/
 *.png
 *.eps
 *.mp4
+dev.ipynb
 
 #jupyter checkpoints
 .ipynb_checkpoints/