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@@ -143,6 +143,15 @@ The following sample shows a Develocity configuration for a Maven project:
 </develocity>
 ```
 
+#### .gitignore
+
+Please add the following to your root directory `.gitignore` file. See [Manual Setup](https://docs.gradle.com/develocity/maven-extension/current/#manual_setup) for a detailed explanation.
+
+```
+# develocity local state files (configuration files are in /.mvn only)
+/.mvn/.develocity/
+```
+
 See the [Develocity compatibility chart](https://docs.gradle.com/enterprise/compatibility/#develocity_compatibility_2) for the most recent version of the Develocity Maven Extension compatible with the currently installed version of Develocity at [https://develocity-staging.eclipse.org/](https://develocity-staging.eclipse.org/).
 
 See the [Common Custom User Data Maven Extension releases page](https://github.com/gradle/common-custom-user-data-maven-extension/releases) for the most recent version of the Common Custom User Data Gradle Plugin.