diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 832a890..13fcf4a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@ nbproject
 Thumbs.db
 
 # composer vendor dir
-/yii/vendor
\ No newline at end of file
+/yii/vendor
+
+# composer itself is not needed
+composer.phar