diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dc9d062e..b093b27f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# emacs tmp files
+*~
+
 # Prerequisites
 *.d
 
@@ -42,4 +45,7 @@ distopia.egg-info/
 .DS_store
 
 # pycache
-__pycache__/
\ No newline at end of file
+__pycache__/
+
+# mkdocs builds
+site/
\ No newline at end of file