diff --git a/MARS_Packages/REL01_ADDITIONS/MARS-828/.gitignore b/MARS_Packages/REL01_ADDITIONS/MARS-828/.gitignore
index d8c41ba..aaedba4 100644
--- a/MARS_Packages/REL01_ADDITIONS/MARS-828/.gitignore
+++ b/MARS_Packages/REL01_ADDITIONS/MARS-828/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Confluence documentation (generated, not source)
 confluence/
 
+patches/
 # Log files from SPOOL operations
 log/
 *.log