diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0d38c4e..3e54b4d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 *.tmp
 tmp
 
+# open office tmp lockfiles
+.~lock.*
+
 # Test files
 test.*
 *.test.*