diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e4fc7d9e5..a95de2512 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 *.egg-info
 *.swp
 *.swo
+*~
 dist
 build
 eggs
 parts
-bin
 cache
 var
 sdist