diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore
index 395ab91a..78a7796a 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore
@@ -56,3 +56,10 @@ env
 # vs code
 .vscode/
 .history/
+
+# terraform files
+**/.terraform/*
+*.tfstate
+*.tfstate.*
+*.tfvars
+*.tfvars.json