diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.gitignore b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.gitignore
index bc74f72..ad7ed72 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.gitignore	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.gitignore	
@@ -77,3 +77,6 @@ target/
 
 # exclude data from source control by default
 /data/
+
+# Mac OS-specific storage files
+.DS_Store