diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index df0feb75c36..0f1abbc6abd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@ test-server-flags-output
 .vscode
 .idea
 
+# Standardize on 'venv' as the name for python venv directories
+venv
+
 # Test artifacts
 *.tix