diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8c2731a39d9cb4c88fc8d53eb266fe6c658daf80..4a0e72dcc2e1b08ac3180bafb5213c3d14f8bcc7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ __pycache__/
 demo_data/*
 # C extensions
 *.so
-
+# WSL zone identifiers
+*:Zone.Identifier*
 # Distribution / packaging
 .Python
 build/