diff --git a/hole-punch-interop/impl/nim/.gitignore b/hole-punch-interop/impl/nim/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25943810a
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+nim-libp2p-*.zip
+nim-libp2p-*
+nim-libp2p-*/*
+image.json