diff --git a/TeX.gitignore b/TeX.gitignore
index 60eb07c25d201a2311aa33eb62079186e9cbc33d..6ab4c3cbf4fd6001e039900536ca021171727986 100644
--- a/TeX.gitignore
+++ b/TeX.gitignore
@@ -206,3 +206,6 @@ TSWLatexianTemp*
 
 # auto folder when using emacs and auctex 
 /auto/*
+
+# expex forward references with \gathertags
+*-tags.tex
\ No newline at end of file