diff --git a/packages/core/stellar/src/utils/compile-test.ts b/packages/core/stellar/src/utils/compile-test.ts
index 9d1781e87..b1c56d325 100644
--- a/packages/core/stellar/src/utils/compile-test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/stellar/src/utils/compile-test.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export const runRustCompilationTest = withTemporaryFolderDo(
       `contracts/${scaffoldContractName}/Cargo.toml`,
       'Cargo.toml',
       'README.md',
+      '.gitignore',
     ];
 
     const zip = await zipRustProject(makeContract(opts), opts);
diff --git a/packages/core/stellar/src/zip-rust.compile.test.ts.md b/packages/core/stellar/src/zip-rust.compile.test.ts.md
index 8eecc5875..751c5a64f 100644
--- a/packages/core/stellar/src/zip-rust.compile.test.ts.md
+++ b/packages/core/stellar/src/zip-rust.compile.test.ts.md
@@ -138,4 +138,6 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       - See [Rust and Stellar installation guide](https://developers.stellar.org/docs/build/smart-contracts/getting-started/setup).␊
       - See [Git installation guide](https://github.com/git-guides/install-git).␊
       `,
+      `target/␊
+      `,
     ]
diff --git a/packages/core/stellar/src/zip-rust.compile.test.ts.snap b/packages/core/stellar/src/zip-rust.compile.test.ts.snap
index d554d6bd2..9c95db428 100644
Binary files a/packages/core/stellar/src/zip-rust.compile.test.ts.snap and b/packages/core/stellar/src/zip-rust.compile.test.ts.snap differ
diff --git a/packages/core/stellar/src/zip-rust.ts b/packages/core/stellar/src/zip-rust.ts
index 01bf1b106..fb1752ac4 100644
--- a/packages/core/stellar/src/zip-rust.ts
+++ b/packages/core/stellar/src/zip-rust.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ Continue your development journey with [Stellar CLI](https://github.com/stellar/
 - See [Git installation guide](https://github.com/git-guides/install-git).
 `;
 
+const gitIgnore = `\
+target/
+`;
+
 export const createRustZipEnvironment = (c: Contract, opts: GenericOptions) => {
   const zip = new JSZip();
 
@@ -35,6 +39,7 @@ export const createRustZipEnvironment = (c: Contract, opts: GenericOptions) => {
   zip.file(`contracts/${contractName}/src/lib.rs`, createRustLibFile);
   zip.file(`contracts/${contractName}/Cargo.toml`, printContractCargo(contractName));
   zip.file('Cargo.toml', workspaceCargo);
+  zip.file('.gitignore', gitIgnore);
 
   return zip;
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/stellar/src/zip-scaffold.compile.test.ts b/packages/core/stellar/src/zip-scaffold.compile.test.ts
index 47764302c..77d8f86b7 100644
--- a/packages/core/stellar/src/zip-scaffold.compile.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/stellar/src/zip-scaffold.compile.test.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const runScaffoldCompilationTest = withTemporaryFolderDo(
 
     const expectedZipFiles = [
       'Cargo.toml',
+      '.gitignore',
       `contracts/${scaffoldContractName}/src/contract.rs`,
       `contracts/${scaffoldContractName}/src/test.rs`,
       `contracts/${scaffoldContractName}/src/lib.rs`,