diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index a2a5853..21db1d1 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ syntax: glob
 *.swp
 *.orig
 ~*
+*~
 .coverage
 coverage.xml
 .noseids