diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01564af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.tex
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cafcb1b..f24b31a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ all: $(pdfs) clean
 
 # clean up everything except final pdfs
 clean:
-	rm *.log *.xdv *.aux *.fls *.fdb_latexmk *.out *.tex
+	rm *.log *.xdv *.aux *.fls *.fdb_latexmk *.out
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := all