diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 100e2580..2f9ac181 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 .idea/
+# Python virtual environment for DFU images
+.venv/
+
 # CMake
 cmake-build-*
 cmake-*