diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 93c6a7f88d53e7839a7a2d2fd2df7262cfa1157f..96bcbe5ee02cb43e9c6a4ab54153474a0163b44d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@ cabal.config
 html
 latex
 *.class
+
+# Temporary Excel files
+~$*