diff --git a/winbuild/.gitignore b/winbuild/.gitignore
index c99ef838..730a3ee7 100644
--- a/winbuild/.gitignore
+++ b/winbuild/.gitignore
@@ -78,3 +78,6 @@ packages/
 *.dll
 *.a
 
+#Git version file
+gitversion.h
+
diff --git a/winbuild/dist/include/gitversion.h b/winbuild/dist/include/gitversion.h
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000