diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7933d63..0ba5348 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 *.ear
 *.zip
 
+pom.xml.versionsBackup
+
 # virtual machine crash logs, see http://www.java.com/en/download/help/error_hotspot.xml
 hs_err_pid*