diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c41f669f49d126578ce9a85a1f0d0bc72151c669..7ccd9c109dcf4281907fc0dd21706cb1bc62da05 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -77,3 +77,9 @@ tags
 ######################
 
 build/
+
+# Backups #
+###########
+
+backups/
+backup/