diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/python/.template.gitignore b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/python/.template.gitignore
index 383cdd5040f7e..58505a0211c74 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/python/.template.gitignore
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/python/.template.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package-lock.json
 __pycache__
 .pytest_cache
 .env
+.venv
 *.egg-info
 
 # CDK asset staging directory