diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 086c830d15..6bf57412d2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ gradle/tools
 # Ignore config file generated by test
 data-prepper-main/src/test/resources/logstash-filter.yaml
 data-prepper-main/src/test/resources/logstash-conf/logstash-filter.yaml
+
+# Python virtual environments
+.venv