diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3563d7c8c2d..59fa5803abe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,12 +9,17 @@ litellm/proxy/myenv/*
 litellm_uuid.txt
 __pycache__/
 *.pyc
+
+# Rust bridge build artifacts (compiled, platform-specific; regenerated by maturin/cargo)
+litellm/rust_bridge/_native*.so
+litellm/rust_bridge/_native*.pyd
+litellm-rust/target/
+
 bun.lockb
 **/.DS_Store
 .aider*
 litellm_results.jsonl
 secrets.toml
-.gitignore
 litellm/proxy/litellm_secrets.toml
 litellm/proxy/api_log.json
 .idea/
@@ -36,7 +41,6 @@ litellm/tests/dynamo*.log
 .vscode/settings.json
 litellm/proxy/log.txt
 proxy_server_config_@.yaml
-.gitignore
 proxy_server_config_2.yaml
 litellm/proxy/secret_managers/credentials.json
 hosted_config.yaml