diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9797bbc..6199cec 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ target/
 # Ignore state machine binary
 ic-test-state-machine
 
+# Ignore IDE directories
+.idea
 .vscode
 
 # cycles-ledger wasm file created by docker