diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b493ebfd..2588d41a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -120,3 +120,6 @@ cellpack/tests/outputs/
 # data
 data/
 **/converted/*
+
+# credentials
+.creds
\ No newline at end of file