diff --git a/CSharp.gitignore b/CSharp.gitignore
index b1e742ff..d00f9691 100644
--- a/CSharp.gitignore
+++ b/CSharp.gitignore
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ publish
 # Publish Web Output
 *.Publish.xml
 
+# NuGet Packages Directory
+packages
+
 # Windows Azure Build Output
 csx
 *.build.csdef