diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 59b0bb60c..0e17c302d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 /target/
 # generated by nix build, nix-build
 result
+# geneated by the insta crate
+*.pending-snap