diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index 377f7991..f083cdbb 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 database/__pycache__/
+.env
 __pycache__/
 temp*.pdf
\ No newline at end of file