diff --git a/R/.gitignore b/R/.gitignore
index 8331d2458e..89a7f98b29 100644
--- a/R/.gitignore
+++ b/R/.gitignore
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ h2o-package/man/h2o-package.Rd
 h2o-package/h2o_package.pdf
 h2o-package/inst/java
 h2o-package/inst/branch.txt
+h2o-package/inst/source_code_repository_info.txt
 tests/.RData