diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6b57bca..4223b10 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 *.tar.gz
 *.rar
 *.iml
+target
 
 # virtual machine crash logs, see http://www.java.com/en/download/help/error_hotspot.xml
 hs_err_pid*