diff --git a/.hgignore b/.gitignore
similarity index 78%
rename from .hgignore
rename to .gitignore
index 75875bc..fd33e71 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-syntax: glob
-
 cmd/contented/contented
 build/
 _dist/