diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9592a83..ba37481 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -76,3 +76,6 @@ secrets.yml
 *_secrets
 credentials.json
 scripts/site_imports/wjf/idmap.json
+
+# work-PC publication clone: bundle drop folder for the transfer pipeline
+_transfer/