diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9ea508a287021304076ca317e5e7412193dabac5..d01112cd371620fa760464b9c3fc8376165547ea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ m4/ltsugar.m4
 m4/ltversion.m4
 m4/lt~obsolete.m4
 
+paper/paper.pdf
+
 /autom4te.cache
 /aclocal.m4
 /compile