diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 79c67341..0287d6b8 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ stamp-h1
 *.tar
 *.tar.gz
 *.tar.bz2
+*.shar.gz
 gnulib
 gnulib/*
 gnulib/*/*
\ No newline at end of file