diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5b90e79..b0ec19c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,8 @@ go.work.sum
 # env file
 .env
 
+# Binaries for this application
+cmd/seriatim/seriatim
+
+# Sample transcripts for testing
+samples/
\ No newline at end of file