diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 072bc4e..f54185a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 .env
 __pycache__/
 *.pyc
-
+/reference/
 # 2. Ignore virtual environments COMPLETELY
 # This must come BEFORE the unignore rule
 env*/