diff --git a/install_requirements.py b/install_requirements.py
index 8f2daba0b1..8ce32d0a22 100644
--- a/install_requirements.py
+++ b/install_requirements.py
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
 
 
+import glob
 import os
 import platform
 import re
+import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
@@ -78,6 +80,16 @@ def python_is_compatible():
         else:
             print(f"Error: {arg} must follow --pybind")
             sys.exit(1)
+    elif arg == "--clean":
+        print("Cleaning build artifacts...")
+        print("Cleaning pip-out/...")
+        shutil.rmtree("pip-out/", ignore_errors=True)
+        dirs = glob.glob("cmake-out*/")
+        for d in dirs:
+            print(f"Cleaning {d}...")
+            shutil.rmtree(d, ignore_errors=True)
+        print("Done cleaning build artifacts.")
+        sys.exit(0)
     else:
         print(f"Error: Unknown option {arg}")
         sys.exit(1)