diff --git a/features/scaffold.feature b/features/scaffold.feature
index 8d4aa584..ea624ed2 100644
--- a/features/scaffold.feature
+++ b/features/scaffold.feature
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ Feature: WordPress code scaffolding
       Thumbs.db
       wp-cli.local.yml
       node_modules/
+      vendor/
+      *.sql
+      *.tar.gz
+      *.zip
       """
     And the {PLUGIN_DIR}/hello-world/.distignore file should contain:
       """
diff --git a/templates/plugin-gitignore.mustache b/templates/plugin-gitignore.mustache
index 6f68bc7f..6cc91535 100644
--- a/templates/plugin-gitignore.mustache
+++ b/templates/plugin-gitignore.mustache
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ phpunit.xml
 Thumbs.db
 wp-cli.local.yml
 node_modules/
+vendor/
 *.sql
 *.tar.gz
 *.zip