diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9ac71d4..88f1b85 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ config
 !config.example
 !*.config.example
 
+# Gitea API documentation (downloaded for reference, not part of source)
+gitea-swagger.v1.json
+
 # Build artifacts
 build/
 *.o