diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ff7384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+# go binary
+go/um
+
+# emacs package artifacts
+*.elc
+um-autoloads.el
+um-pkg.el
diff --git a/elisp/um-mode.el b/um-mode.el
similarity index 100%
rename from elisp/um-mode.el
rename to um-mode.el
diff --git a/elisp/um.el b/um.el
similarity index 100%
rename from elisp/um.el
rename to um.el