diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80cab46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/build/
+/dist/
+/dist-signed/
+/CVS/
+CVS
+/ftp.properties
+/keystore.properties
+/buildnum.properties