diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index 39438bcfa69290dfd3d5b23dd8b62e995cfc5e16..67a7fe6737deccf308233c1159140fa4a5bfecf9 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ syntax: glob
 # mvn build trees
 target/*
 cargo/*
+bin/*
 
 # deprecated scripting files
 *.pl