diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4de462934..b0415e746 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ _site/
 *.iml
 *.swp
 .factorypath
-*.log
\ No newline at end of file
+*.log
+.checkstyle
\ No newline at end of file