diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6f5d483d..138f22fd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ docs/build
 dist
 *.egg-info
 build
-venv
+/.venv*/
+/venv*/
 
 run
 */run
diff --git a/.semgrepignore b/.semgrepignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a1cdf0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.semgrepignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+:include .gitignore
+
+/benchkit/
+/docs/
+/testkit/
+/testkitbackend/
+/tests/