diff --git a/erlang/.gitignore b/erlang/.gitignore
index 911d6e3..7d6d324 100644
--- a/erlang/.gitignore
+++ b/erlang/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 MANIFEST
 *.beam
-
+.omakedb*
+*.omc
diff --git a/erlang/README.md b/erlang/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50d446d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erlang/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+MessagePack for Erlang
+======================
+Binary-based efficient object serialization library.
+
+## Status 
+
+still in development.
+
+TODOs:
+ - decide string specification.
+
+## Installation
+
+## Example
+
+## License
+
+
+ -