diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1ac75202b2..7428f4f025 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ doc/_static
 doc/_templates
 **/.DS_Store
 venv/
+.venv/
 *~
 .pytest_cache/
 *.swp