diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fb3ff0300..917e56a8c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ webgoat-lessons/**/target
 **/.DS_Store
 webgoat-server/mongo-data/*
 webgoat-lessons/vulnerable-components/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+/.sonatype
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