diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abe9d60e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+APP_VERSION=$npm_package_version
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1996b728b..ec48acdbc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 # misc
 .DS_Store
+.env
 .env.local
 .env.development.local
 .env.test.local