diff --git a/.gitguardian.yaml b/.gitguardian.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e675cc0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitguardian.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+version: 2
+
+secret:
+  ignored_paths:
+  - 'examples/**/.env.example'
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1e22e117..b0736799 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -171,4 +171,5 @@ cookiecutter.json
 examples/tests/
 examples/tests/**/*
 
-.DS_store
\ No newline at end of file
+.DS_Store
+