diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8a483e3..bea39a4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@
 Thumbs.db
 /nbproject/
 /.externalToolBuilders/
+pom.xml.releaseBackup
+release.properties
+