diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3b66ff282a782123c04ee976094c0f769a57c81b..296bbf08194fd3c98c4a7e7cf4d558c9124fd047 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # MacOS directories
-.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+.DS_Store
+
+# Ignore virutal environment directory
+backend/venv
\ No newline at end of file