diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 31501e0..0000000
--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-build/
-*.pbxuser
-*.perspective
-*.perspectivev3
-.DS_Store
-*.xcworkspace
-xcuserdata
-DerivedData/
-.idea
diff --git a/Example/RelativeDateDemo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Example/RelativeDateDemo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 2840d10..d8cca3d 100755
--- a/Example/RelativeDateDemo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Example/RelativeDateDemo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 		6143EE571631527500AF766F /* zh-Hant */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file.xib; name = "zh-Hant"; path = "zh-Hant.lproj/TesterViewController.xib"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		8D1107310486CEB800E47090 /* RelativeDateDemo-Info.plist */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.xml; path = "RelativeDateDemo-Info.plist"; plistStructureDefinitionIdentifier = "com.apple.xcode.plist.structure-definition.iphone.info-plist"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		AD146F5C17412FC300205BB9 /* nb */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file.xib; name = nb; path = nb.lproj/TesterViewController.xib; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		C00164F21741524100F26B56 /* it */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file.xib; name = it; path = it.lproj/TesterViewController.xib; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		DA300D8F16C8326F002E4C04 /* ja */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file.xib; name = ja; path = ja.lproj/TesterViewController.xib; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		DAD012DB16C8311E00AF7B51 /* SORelativeDateTransformer.bundle */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = "wrapper.plug-in"; name = SORelativeDateTransformer.bundle; path = ../SORelativeDateTransformer/SORelativeDateTransformer.bundle; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		F202C6FF15DAE09A0090BD6C /* en */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file.xib; name = en; path = en.lproj/TesterViewController.xib; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@
 				ja,
 				pt,
 				nb,
+				it,
 			);
 			mainGroup = 29B97314FDCFA39411CA2CEA /* CustomTemplate */;
 			projectDirPath = "";
@@ -227,6 +229,7 @@
 				DA300D8F16C8326F002E4C04 /* ja */,
 				3A188B56173989EB00EF631C /* pt */,
 				AD146F5C17412FC300205BB9 /* nb */,
+				C00164F21741524100F26B56 /* it */,
 			);
 			name = TesterViewController.xib;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 38a5ab8..c750e2b 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Included localizations:
 * English
 * French
 * German
+* Italian
 * Japanese
 * Norwegian
 * Portuguese
@@ -60,22 +61,22 @@ The localization also includes NSString-compatible format templates for phrases
 
 To add your own localizations, copy the English localization within `SORelativeDateTransformer.bundle` directory to an appropriately named `.lproj` subdirectory, then edit the `.strings` file within that new localization subdirectory.
 
-For example, to add an Italian localization:
+For example, to add a Korean localization:
 
 	# Change working directory to the SORelativeDateTransformer.bundle
 	
 	cd ${PROJECT_DIR}/SORelativeDateTransformer.bundle
 	
 	# Copy the English localization subdirectory
-	# to an appropriately named lproj directory for an Italian localization
+	# to an appropriately named lproj directory for a Korean localization
 	
-	cp -R en.lproj it.lproj
+	cp -R en.lproj ko.lproj
 	
 	# Edit the .strings file within the Italian lproj directory
-	# to replace the English localization values with Italian equivalents.
+	# to replace the English localization values with Korean equivalents.
 	# Use your favorite UTF-16-capable text editor.
 	
-	mate it.lproj/SORelativeDateTransformer.strings
+	mate ko.lproj/SORelativeDateTransformer.strings
 
 ## Tester App ##
 
@@ -115,3 +116,5 @@ Brian Gesiak, for contributing the Japanese localization. [@github](https://gith
 Paulo André G Rodrigues, for contributing the Portuguese localization. [@github](https://github.com/pauloandreget).
 
 Ragnar Henriksen, for contributing the Norwegian localization. [@github](https://github.com/ragnar).
+
+Hjalti Jakobsson, for contributing the Italian localization. [@github](https://github.com/hjaltij).
diff --git a/SORelativeDateTransformer/SORelativeDateTransformer.bundle/it.lproj/SORelativeDateTransformer.strings b/SORelativeDateTransformer/SORelativeDateTransformer.bundle/it.lproj/SORelativeDateTransformer.strings
index 26340c5..82cb3df 100644
Binary files a/SORelativeDateTransformer/SORelativeDateTransformer.bundle/it.lproj/SORelativeDateTransformer.strings and b/SORelativeDateTransformer/SORelativeDateTransformer.bundle/it.lproj/SORelativeDateTransformer.strings differ