diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ffb894213..ff12bb7fa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,16 +11,17 @@
 # generated directories
 dist
 build
-docs
+/docs
 docs_sphinx/reference
 
 # Unit test / coverage reports
 .coverage
 nosetests.xml
 
-# Eclipse project files
+# Eclipse project files and settings
 .project
 .pydevproject
+/.settings
 
 # pycharm project files
 .idea