diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a0f5c2b9..d12ad32f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -72,3 +72,6 @@ pnpm-lock.yaml
 
 ## Local History for Visual Studio Code
 .history/
+
+# vim swap files
+.*.sw?