diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..582cc58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.deps/
+.libs/
+Makefile.in
+Makefile
+*.la
+*.lo
+*.gir
+*.typelib