diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6c5d8e791..dc81bc7ba 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -114,3 +114,6 @@ weave-ecs-demo-key.pem
 
 # Ignore Vagrant cache files
 *.vagrant/
+
+# Ignore jar files
+*.jar