diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4194fd8..ec7a3b3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@
 **/src/
 **/platformio.ini
 secrets.yaml
+external_components/*/__pycache__/
\ No newline at end of file