diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6a4c40f..c7b178d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,3 +54,6 @@ build/
 ## makefiles locks
 .init-submodule-cert
 .init-git-hooks-cert
+
+# xournal++ temp files
+*.xopp~
diff --git a/skizzen.xopp~ b/skizzen.xopp~
deleted file mode 100644
index 64e79a4..0000000
Binary files a/skizzen.xopp~ and /dev/null differ