diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1e7a8fc..39ec64c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 *#
 *.pdf
 !midyear.pdf
+!dissertation.pdf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dissertation.pdf b/dissertation.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c22e07
Binary files /dev/null and b/dissertation.pdf differ