diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9f032826af11e7780a57a270b905091fe366e56a..7840364d05a070e2f99e0d741d25d9327ad61743 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 *.pyc
 *.swp
-venv
+.venv
 /ippidb_backend/PrepareFingerPrints/nbproject/private/
 /ippidb_backend/PrepareFingerPrints/build/
-/ippidb_backend/PrepareFingerPrints/dist/
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+/ippidb_backend/PrepareFingerPrints/dist/