diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e0efa6d316..e06e3a71d5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ cmake-build-*
 
 # skip DS Store for MacOS
 .DS_Store
+
+# ignore pyenv local settings
+.python-version