diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d7ee7e014a0c175a8a88060f2aa320efeb501ddc..ad3bcf7e5d1c487c361da9e8dc91f999e02ab3e4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -84,3 +84,6 @@ MANIFEST
 
 # PYNQ board files
 /board_files/
+
+# datasets for testing
+/dataset/