diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 82f3461..65b7830 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,8 @@ target/**
 # the local maven repository #
 mvn-local-repo/**/*
 release.properties
+/.classpath
+/.project
+/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
+/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs