diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 106eea0..eba1fea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ tantivy.so
 tantivy.dylib
 tantivy/tantivy.cpython*.so
 tantivy.egg-info/
+
+# Exclude the mkdocs site directory
+site/