diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e1954660f..18384e3da 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -279,6 +279,19 @@ downloads/
 installed*/
 packages/
 scripts/buildsystems/tmp/
+#ignore custom triplets 
+triplets/*
+#add vcpkg-designed triplets back in
+!triplets/arm-uwp.cmake
+!triplets/arm-windows.cmake
+!triplets/x64-uwp.cmake
+!triplets/x64-windows.cmake
+!triplets/x64-windows-static.cmake
+!triplets/x86-uwp.cmake
+!triplets/x86-windows.cmake
+!triplets/x86-windows-static.cmake
+!triplets/arm64-uwp.cmake
+!triplets/arm64-windows.cmake
 *.exe
 *.zip