diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a9cc76cf..73ef1def 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ build/
 catalog-v001.xml
 junk/
 __pycache__
-*.xlsx
\ No newline at end of file
+.venv/
+*.xlsx