diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4f2dc2a..a716c66 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@ node_modules
 .DS_store
 
 # Intellij
-.idea
\ No newline at end of file
+.idea
+
+# how does this get here
+doc/VERSION
diff --git a/doc/VERSION b/doc/VERSION
deleted file mode 100644
index ace4423..0000000
--- a/doc/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1.15.1