diff --git a/windows/org.eclipse.cdt.msw.build/.cvsignore b/windows/org.eclipse.cdt.msw.build/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba077a4031a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/windows/org.eclipse.cdt.msw.build/.cvsignore
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+bin