diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a14d6d0d..6769e21d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -153,4 +153,8 @@ dmypy.json
 cython_debug/
 
 # PyCharm
-.idea/
+#  JetBrains specific template is maintained in a separate JetBrains.gitignore that can
+#  be found at https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
+#  and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file.  For a more nuclear
+#  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
+#.idea/
\ No newline at end of file