diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fd3dbb57..3536b8d1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 
-# local env files
-.env*.local
+# Ignore all env files
+.env*
+# But do not ignore .env.example
+!.env.example
 
 # vercel
 .vercel