diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3f7cbeba..a36e2fbb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,22 @@
-jrnl.egg-info
-build
+*.py[cod]
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Packages
+*.egg
+*.egg-info
 dist
-*.py[co]
+build
+eggs
+parts
+bin
+var
+sdist
+develop-eggs
+.installed.cfg
+lib
+lib64
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt