diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bbb60c3eccd4..fe4a5de96721 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -72,3 +72,7 @@ node_modules/
 
 # cargo build directory
 /target
+
+# some upgrade/downgrade checks create these files
+**/upgrades/*/*.dbscheme.stats
+**/downgrades/*/*.dbscheme.stats