diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4061af2a..1ae65adc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Python 3 bytecode
 __pycache__
 
+# virtual environment
+/.venv
+
 # Frozen-Flask build directory
 /build