diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d6a9a697796..95fc6e52000 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -66,4 +66,7 @@ src/pip-delete-this-directory.txt
 .DS_Store
 
 # Codespaces / VSCode
-/.vscode/
\ No newline at end of file
+/.vscode/
+
+# Python virtual environment
+/.venv/