diff --git a/starters/blog/.gitignore b/starters/blog/.gitignore
index e86fe25559ba0..f81327511eeb4 100644
--- a/starters/blog/.gitignore
+++ b/starters/blog/.gitignore
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ typings/
 # Output of 'npm pack'
 *.tgz
 
-# dotenv environment variables file
-.env
+# dotenv environment variable files
+.env*
 
 # gatsby files
 .cache/
diff --git a/starters/default/.gitignore b/starters/default/.gitignore
index 6831e406dd85e..f81327511eeb4 100644
--- a/starters/default/.gitignore
+++ b/starters/default/.gitignore
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ typings/
 # Output of 'npm pack'
 *.tgz
 
-# dotenv environment variables file
+# dotenv environment variable files
 .env*
 
 # gatsby files
diff --git a/starters/gatsby-starter-blog-theme-core/.gitignore b/starters/gatsby-starter-blog-theme-core/.gitignore
index e86fe25559ba0..f81327511eeb4 100644
--- a/starters/gatsby-starter-blog-theme-core/.gitignore
+++ b/starters/gatsby-starter-blog-theme-core/.gitignore
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ typings/
 # Output of 'npm pack'
 *.tgz
 
-# dotenv environment variables file
-.env
+# dotenv environment variable files
+.env*
 
 # gatsby files
 .cache/
diff --git a/starters/gatsby-starter-blog-theme/.gitignore b/starters/gatsby-starter-blog-theme/.gitignore
index e86fe25559ba0..f81327511eeb4 100644
--- a/starters/gatsby-starter-blog-theme/.gitignore
+++ b/starters/gatsby-starter-blog-theme/.gitignore
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ typings/
 # Output of 'npm pack'
 *.tgz
 
-# dotenv environment variables file
-.env
+# dotenv environment variable files
+.env*
 
 # gatsby files
 .cache/
diff --git a/starters/gatsby-starter-notes-theme/.gitignore b/starters/gatsby-starter-notes-theme/.gitignore
index e86fe25559ba0..f81327511eeb4 100644
--- a/starters/gatsby-starter-notes-theme/.gitignore
+++ b/starters/gatsby-starter-notes-theme/.gitignore
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ typings/
 # Output of 'npm pack'
 *.tgz
 
-# dotenv environment variables file
-.env
+# dotenv environment variable files
+.env*
 
 # gatsby files
 .cache/
diff --git a/starters/gatsby-starter-theme/.gitignore b/starters/gatsby-starter-theme/.gitignore
index e86fe25559ba0..f81327511eeb4 100644
--- a/starters/gatsby-starter-theme/.gitignore
+++ b/starters/gatsby-starter-theme/.gitignore
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ typings/
 # Output of 'npm pack'
 *.tgz
 
-# dotenv environment variables file
-.env
+# dotenv environment variable files
+.env*
 
 # gatsby files
 .cache/
diff --git a/starters/hello-world/.gitignore b/starters/hello-world/.gitignore
index e86fe25559ba0..f81327511eeb4 100644
--- a/starters/hello-world/.gitignore
+++ b/starters/hello-world/.gitignore
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ typings/
 # Output of 'npm pack'
 *.tgz
 
-# dotenv environment variables file
-.env
+# dotenv environment variable files
+.env*
 
 # gatsby files
 .cache/