diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 155e785b01beb809a13c45c40d96f04f4dd6343b..6c9ffa542659365ba51fe5f9ec33445fc6d6d3b8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ streaming-tests.log
 dependency-reduced-pom.xml
 .ensime
 .ensime_lucene
+checkpoint