diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cf317585..e029ee31 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ pom.xml.next
 release.properties
 **.settings
 **bin
+*.DS_Store
diff --git a/archetypes/.gitignore b/archetypes/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5509140f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archetypes/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.DS_Store
diff --git a/archetypes/activiti-jar-archetype/.gitignore b/archetypes/activiti-jar-archetype/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5509140f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archetypes/activiti-jar-archetype/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.DS_Store
diff --git a/modules/.gitignore b/modules/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5509140f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.DS_Store
diff --git a/plugins/.gitignore b/plugins/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5509140f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.DS_Store