diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4c2204ce2..7cbad1692 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@
 docs/*
 vendor/*
 composer.lock
+phpcs.xml
+phpmd.xml
 phpunit.xml
diff --git a/phpcs.xml b/phpcs.xml.dist
similarity index 100%
rename from phpcs.xml
rename to phpcs.xml.dist
diff --git a/phpmd.xml b/phpmd.xml.dist
similarity index 100%
rename from phpmd.xml
rename to phpmd.xml.dist