diff --git a/CSharp.gitignore b/CSharp.gitignore
index b1e742ff7acf72c66820d572a480bb6d920fc7c7..d00f96916a40be7b2f9ac4f9e6c34b44ab12efa4 100644
--- a/CSharp.gitignore
+++ b/CSharp.gitignore
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ publish
 # Publish Web Output
 *.Publish.xml
 
+# NuGet Packages Directory
+packages
+
 # Windows Azure Build Output
 csx
 *.build.csdef