diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 220730a..2204839 100755
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ syntax on
 " Set the filetype based on the file's extension, but only if
 " 'filetype' has not already been set
 augroup filetypedetect
-    au BufRead,BufNewFile .i3initrc set filetype=sh
-    au BufRead,BufNewFile *.config setfiletype conf
+    au BufRead,BufNewFile .i3initrc      setfiletype sh
+    au BufRead,BufNewFile *.config       setfiletype conf
+    au BufRead,BufNewFile [Ss]nakefile.* setfiletype snakemake
 augroup END
 
 set tabstop=4 " show existing tab with 4 spaces width