diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2d5dd4c..f583f71 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@ logs/
 *.exe
 *.test
 *.out
+
+# Separate Windows release repo (lives at github.com/zsbgnw12/heicode-winos-release).
+# Mirrors cc-haha/ for CI/CD on a Windows runner — never tracked by this monorepo.
+heicode-winos-release/