diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1fec24f..09f7d8d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ objs/
 ###file types to ignore###
 *.swp
 *.o
+*.a
 *.so
 *.cxx
 *.root