diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c55c7de0b..ef6d2aca5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
 *$py.class
 
+# Tilde files
+*~
+
 # C extensions
 *.so