diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 801d9ba..5dff246 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ Cargo.lock
 # Javascript junk if you run the compliance tests sans docker
 js/node_modules
 js/package-lock.json
+
+# I symlink a todo file into this repo
+todo.md