diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3145d7ad3..261d061bd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ build_*/
 .envrc
 ArcGIS_Maps_SDK_Qt_linux_300.0.0.zip
 rti_connext_dds-7.7.0-lm-x64Linux4gcc8.5.0.run
-rti_license.dat
 build-rti
 build-rti17
 build-test
diff --git a/rti_license.dat b/rti_license.dat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb