diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7afab2e5..700690bd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ run/*
 node_modules/
 package-lock.json
 
+*.launch
+
 # exclude generated resource
 BlueMapCore/src/main/resources/de/bluecolored/bluemap/webroot.zip
 BlueMapCore/src/main/resources/de/bluecolored/bluemap/*/resourceExtensions.zip