diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0b188bc..ae9387d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ target/
 #  and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file.  For a more nuclear
 #  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
 #.idea/
+
+# Do not include environment files
+.env
\ No newline at end of file