diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78a41eef2e9d4f646949ebe86a00acdd99b89eea..cddb7f446be763698634a7935d7e87b9963fe1bc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@ pom.xml.releaseBackup
 
 # stuff to ignore explicitly by name, mostly for porting old code
 *.orig-gitignore.*
+
+# sublime editor files
+*.sublime-project
+*.sublime-workspace