diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 256cccf67..81da8c81a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,4 +9,7 @@ __pycache__
 .vscode
 
 **/*.o
-.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+.DS_Store
+
+# vim swap files
+*.sw*