diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7bb51a4..a8e7162 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 target
 .idea
 utilities.iml
+pom.xml.releaseBackup
+release.properties
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thehellings/http/Verbs.java b/src/main/java/com/thehellings/http/Verbs.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcb27af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/thehellings/http/Verbs.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package com.thehellings.http;
+
+public enum Verbs {
+    GET,
+    POST,
+    PUT,
+    DELETE,
+    OPTIONS,
+    HEAD,
+    TRACE,
+    CONNECT,
+    PATCH
+}