diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f50ff9c57e9b009da98e377e4441d1d266c85910..1bf6549e4ce26f08e2ef318fca67d8fbe6fc8775 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .*.sw[op]
+*~
 .metadata
 .yardoc
 .yardwarns