diff --git a/Dotnet.gitignore b/Dotnet.gitignore
index 40ecd6b6..7282dbf2 100644
--- a/Dotnet.gitignore
+++ b/Dotnet.gitignore
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ ScaffoldingReadMe.txt
 *.snupkg
 
 # dotenv environment variables file
-.env*
-!.env.example
+.env
 
 # Others
 ~$*