diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9c1448221c..ef3b7b7138 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ## Ignore the MVN compiled output directories from version tracking
 target/
 
+## Ignore tags index files created by Exuberant Ctags
+tags
+
 ## Ignore project files created by Eclipse
 .settings/
 .project