diff --git a/sims/xcelium/.gitignore b/sims/xcelium/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..254f02f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sims/xcelium/.gitignore
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+*
+!.gitignore
+*Makefile
\ No newline at end of file