diff --git a/dist/cookie/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore b/dist/cookie/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore
index 29bddd9..ce3d154 100644
--- a/dist/cookie/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore
+++ b/dist/cookie/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ yarn-error.log
 **/**/yarn.lock
 !/yarn.lock
 
+# dotenv
+*.env
+
 # fastlane
 #
 # It is recommended to not store the screenshots in the git repo. Instead, use fastlane to re-generate the
diff --git a/scaffold/template/custom/.gitignore b/scaffold/template/custom/.gitignore
index 29bddd9..ce3d154 100644
--- a/scaffold/template/custom/.gitignore
+++ b/scaffold/template/custom/.gitignore
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ yarn-error.log
 **/**/yarn.lock
 !/yarn.lock
 
+# dotenv
+*.env
+
 # fastlane
 #
 # It is recommended to not store the screenshots in the git repo. Instead, use fastlane to re-generate the