diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3a85a380..c79fe427 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ tests/dummy_book/book/
 
 # Ignore Jetbrains specific files.
 .idea/
+
+# Ignore Vim temporary and swap files.
+*.sw?
+*~