diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3187f704..b80ec473 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -107,4 +107,7 @@ ENV/
 dask-worker-space/
 
 # Hatch-vcs generated version file
-_version.py
\ No newline at end of file
+_version.py
+
+# local development files
+dev/
\ No newline at end of file