diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 770b014b1..b7371f7a4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ ganttzk/target
 .project
 .settings/
 
+# ignore IDEA configuration files
+.idea
+*.iml
+
 #ignore patches files
 *.patch