diff --git a/Dotnet.gitignore b/Dotnet.gitignore
index fa3f1b24..40ecd6b6 100644
--- a/Dotnet.gitignore
+++ b/Dotnet.gitignore
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ ScaffoldingReadMe.txt
 
 # dotenv environment variables file
 .env*
+!.env.example
 
 # Others
 ~$*