diff --git a/lib/softcover/template/gitignore b/lib/softcover/template/gitignore
index 6a8a308a2..c0beb6aa1 100644
--- a/lib/softcover/template/gitignore
+++ b/lib/softcover/template/gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 *.log
 *.toc
 *.out
+*.tex
 *.tmp.*
 tmp/
 generated_polytex/