diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bc132d9..8bbebc1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ content/search
 
 # MacOSX
 .DS_Store
+
+# ignore the validation turds
+vnu.jar
+vnu.jar_20.6.30.zip