diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f0ffcf64..2b2c60cd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ lerna-debug.log
 packages/**/lib
 packages/**/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
 .mrepo
+
+#environment variables
+.env
\ No newline at end of file