diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fadd6afc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Maven
+target/
+
+# Eclipse
+.classpath
+.project
+.settings
+
+# Intellij
+*.iml
+.idea/
+
+# python utilities
+*.pyc
+__pycache__
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4468b4a4..c3ef4e99 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@
     <module>grpc-google-cloud-translate-v3beta1</module>
     <module>grpc-google-cloud-translate-v3</module>
     <module>google-cloud-translate</module>
+    <module>google-cloud-translate-bom</module>
   </modules>
 
   <reporting>