diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3f82210..e372d1f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -160,4 +160,8 @@ cython_debug/
 #  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
 #.idea/
 
-.vscode/
\ No newline at end of file
+.vscode/
+
+# Exclude items that may be used during development
+*.secret
+*.db
\ No newline at end of file