diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7f51f39..58252f0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ xcuserdata/
 # this file only when you are backing it up.
 talkify-sparkle-private-key.txt
 sparkle_eddsa_private_key
+
+# An empty file some tool drops in the repo root; it has no business here
+# and a wide "git add" keeps catching it.
+.oss
diff --git a/.oss b/.oss
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000