diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 98e6a93..f97a2ee 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ removed/*
 #log files
 *.log
 
+#dynamically generated files
+GitVersion.h
+
 # Executables
 *.exe
 *.out
diff --git a/GitVersion.h b/GitVersion.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 23beb29..0000000
--- a/GitVersion.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-const char *gitversion = "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000";