diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index 403a9bdf..e080e228 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
 use flake
 
 PATH_add bin
+
+dotenv_if_exists
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5d4e599f..a17d5fe5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Local environment overrides
+/.env
+
 # Cargo artifacts
 target