diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fbfb6a6396f..3f0a71e5d55 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -191,3 +191,6 @@ public/api-spec.json
 deployment_tools_config.json
 
 .betterer.cache
+
+# Temporary file for backporting PRs
+.pr-body.txt