diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2f99204..352527e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,4 +37,7 @@ Thumbs.db
 .env
 .env.*
 !.env.example
-dist/
+
+# NPU runtime bundle: a large binary artifact hosted as a Gitea package, not
+# committed. The folder's README is tracked; the zip is produced locally.
+packaging/npu-runtime/*.zip