diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1c0f3e5e35..4e911395fe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file contains ignores for build artifacts from standard builds.
+# Auxiliary files from local workflows, your preferred editor, etc. should
+# be ignored locally using $GIT_DIR/info/exclude or ~/.gitexclude.
+
 # Global excludes across all subdirectories
 *.o
 *.obj
@@ -6,10 +10,6 @@
 *.so.[0-9]
 *.so.[0-9].[0-9]
 *.so.[0-9].[0-9][0-9]
-*.sl
-*.sl.[0-9]
-*.sl.[0-9].[0-9]
-*.sl.[0-9].[0-9][0-9]
 *.dylib
 *.dll
 *.exp