diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d5ae3b2..1079663 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ TestResult.xml
 *.suo
 PdfScribeCore.csproj.user
 PdfScribe.csproj.user
+/PdfScribeInstall/PrimaryOutputHarvest/*.pdb
+/PdfScribeInstall/PrimaryOutputHarvest/*.exe
+/PdfScribeInstall/PrimaryOutputHarvest/*.config
+/PdfScribeInstall/PrimaryOutputHarvest/*.dll
diff --git a/PdfScribeInstall/PrimaryOutputHarvest/placeholder.txt b/PdfScribeInstall/PrimaryOutputHarvest/placeholder.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d64e9c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PdfScribeInstall/PrimaryOutputHarvest/placeholder.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+PLACE HOLDER TEXT FILE
\ No newline at end of file