diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ca08e20..f8c9181 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,3 +38,5 @@ build/
 .DS_Store
 /.idea/
 /src/main/java/io/github/amithkoujalgi/ollama4j/core/localtests/
+pom.xml.*
+release.properties
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