diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index daccec5c..235706c9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,4 +22,7 @@ _site
 
 *.versionsBackup
 
-credentials.yml
\ No newline at end of file
+credentials.yml
+
+# Things to ignore that facilitate backports.
+spring-ws-bom
\ No newline at end of file