diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cdbad763..08d1251e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -55,3 +55,5 @@ __pycache__/
 assets/polyhaven/hdri/
 assets/polyhaven/textures/
 assets/polyhaven/models/
+# `ludic run` beside an example writes its binary into a build/ there
+examples/**/build/