diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9e9f3ed2c..2d7dc7455 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ var/
 modules/private/
 .yas-compiled-snippets.el
 
+# folders created by Cask
+.cask/
+cask/
+elpa/
+
 # emacs tempfiles that shouldn't be there
 .mc-lists.el
 .org-id-locations