diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eb26e0da91e..1be358d288b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ stage
 .pytest_cache/
 .vscode/
 htmlcov/
+tags
 
 # Ignore packaging artifacts
 cloud-init.dsc