diff --git a/gitignore.properties b/gitignore.properties
index 43d77467..7893d1f5 100644
--- a/gitignore.properties
+++ b/gitignore.properties
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ## Configuration
 ##########################
 **/jdbc.*.properties
+**/.gitignore
 
 ##########################
 ## Spring
@@ -32,9 +33,9 @@ release.properties
 ## Eclipse
 ##########################
 .metadata
-.classpath
-.project
-.settings/
+**/.classpath
+**/.project
+**/.settings/
 bin/
 tmp/
 *.tmp