diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6769e21..104eecc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# environment secrets
+.env
+
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
@@ -6,6 +9,7 @@ __pycache__/
 # C extensions
 *.so
 
+
 # Distribution / packaging
 .Python
 build/