diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 81c90c115..3d3b62d8d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@
 nb-configuration.xml
 /target/
 #maven-shade-plugin generated pom
-dependency-reduced-pom.xml
\ No newline at end of file
+dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+# vim files
+*.swp