diff --git a/WordPress.gitignore b/WordPress.gitignore
index 052e56ab..2f482615 100644
--- a/WordPress.gitignore
+++ b/WordPress.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ wp-content/cache/
 wp-content/upgrade/
 wp-content/uploads/
 wp-content/wp-cache-config.php
+
+/readme.html
+/license.txt
+