diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe7c01a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+dotenv
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 815d55c..2f593c6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ venv/
 ENV/
 env.bak/
 venv.bak/
-.envrc
 
 # Spyder project settings
 .spyderproject