diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8e3a5a1..ae2d7ef 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 .history
 .svn/
 migrate_working_dir/
+protocol_prototype/venv
 
 # IntelliJ related
 *.iml