diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e1ad3941..7258ec0d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,9 @@ local/backups
 /tmp
 *.exe
 .DS_Store
+
+# vim session saves
+Session.vim
+
+# tags files
+tags