diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9ba6972..93269c1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [1.7.0](https://github.com/devsecopsmaturitymodel/DevSecOps-MaturityModel-data/compare/v1.6.0...v1.7.0) (2023-11-10)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add gitignore ([be0083f](https://github.com/devsecopsmaturitymodel/DevSecOps-MaturityModel-data/commit/be0083f406b8f161a2f7e810f38205d7b8423c04))
+
 # [1.6.0](https://github.com/devsecopsmaturitymodel/DevSecOps-MaturityModel-data/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0) (2023-11-10)
 
 
diff --git a/src/assets/YAML/generated/generated.yaml b/src/assets/YAML/generated/generated.yaml
index 5539571..6d46d41 100644
--- a/src/assets/YAML/generated/generated.yaml
+++ b/src/assets/YAML/generated/generated.yaml
@@ -3552,6 +3552,39 @@ Implementation:
         B: false
         C: false
   Development and Source Control:
+    .gitignore:
+      uuid: 363a3eea-baf9-4010-88ca-bb8186a2989d
+      risk: Unintended leakage of secrets, debug, or workstation specific data
+      measure: .gitignore files help prevent accidental commits of secrets, debug,
+        or workstation specific data
+      difficultyOfImplementation:
+        knowledge: 2
+        time: 1
+        resources: 1
+      usefulness: 5
+      level: 4
+      dependsOn: []
+      implementation: []
+      references:
+        samm2:
+        - O-EM-1-A
+        iso27001-2017:
+        - Not explicitly covered by ISO 27001 - too specific
+        - 12.1.1
+        - 12.1.2
+        - 14.2.2
+        iso27001-2022:
+        - Not explicitly covered by ISO 27001 - too specific
+        - 5.37
+        - 8.32
+      evidence: ""
+      comments: ""
+      tags:
+      - none
+      teamsImplemented:
+        Default: false
+        B: false
+        C: false
     API design validation:
       uuid: 948a4d51-ceb5-4ebd-bdc7-d74ea25e171c
       risk: Creation of insecure or non-compliant API.