diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 35e9202..ac4e193 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # scripts to fetch config files
-getconfig.sh
\ No newline at end of file
+getconfig.sh
+
+# sensitive data
+.Renviron
\ No newline at end of file