diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1dbc687..008ce4d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+AUTHORS
+ChangeLog
+*.pyc
+__pycache__/
+
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]