1diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
2index b0795d6e529a5681fdaca3286aa9eb4a93c2800c..761440998f63ee54e72106c4de97afecf9f2092b 100644
3--- a/README.md
4+++ b/README.md
5@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ virtual environment created (which is the same name as the current directory but
6 needed). There is then a precommand hook that looks for a `.venv` file and switches to the name
7 specified if one is found.
8 9+**NOTE**: you may want to add `.venv` to your `.gitignore` in git projects (or equivalent file for
10+the Version Control you are using).
11+
12 Requirements
13 ------------
14