diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da0e3c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# See https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files/ for more about ignoring files.
+
+# ganache file secret
+file.secret
+
+# truffle build
+/build
+
+# dependencies
+/node_modules
+/.pnp
+.pnp.js
+
+# testing
+/coverage
+
+# next.js
+/.next/
+/out/
+
+# production
+/build
+
+# misc
+.DS_Store
+*.pem
+
+# debug
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+
+# local env files
+.env.local
+.env.development.local
+.env.test.local
+.env.production.local
+
+# vercel
+.vercel
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 37557d83..ad5ef962 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "virtual-power-plant",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
   "description": "",
   "main": "truffle.js",
   "directories": {