diff --git a/.boring b/.boring
index 1af1c2d5d..4f63453ec 100644
--- a/.boring
+++ b/.boring
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 (^|/)\.hg($|/)
 # git
 (^|/)\.git($|/)
+(^|/)\.gitignore($|/)
 # bzr
 \.bzr$
 # sccs
@@ -127,5 +128,8 @@ tools/simplifyprof
 # site stuff not explicitly added
 site/.*
 
+# compiled binaries
+bin/*
+
 # branch repos
 (^|/)b[[:digit:]]*