diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 750bd08..5e70468 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 /bin/
 *.exe
+# compiled binary names that land in the repo root
+/anchor
+/waste-anchor
+/waste-daemon
+/relay
 *.identity.json
 /tmp/
 .env
+.DS_Store
+*.swp