diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3dfea87..e905716 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Thumbs.db
 temp/
 backend/public/uploads/
 backend/backups/
+hope-events-deployment-setup.txt
 
 # runtime data stores (mutated by the running app, not source)
 backend/data/scheduled-emails.json