diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index 6e519548..46722a17 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ apps/db/snips/*
 !apps/db/snips/.gitkeep
 
 # ignore everything in data/
-data/**
\ No newline at end of file
+data/**
+
+# ignore egg info
+*.egg-info/
\ No newline at end of file