diff --git a/.semgrepignore b/.semgrepignore
index 963b47842d..396c610fe3 100644
--- a/.semgrepignore
+++ b/.semgrepignore
@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@
 
 #spl files may contain eval and other statements that should NOT trigger semgrep warnings
 *.spl
+
+#Temporarily ignoring this directory as we discuss a path moving forward
+#for Splunk Packaging Toolkit Update Strategy
+/dist/