diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/python/.template.gitignore b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/python/.template.gitignore
index 383cdd5040f7e..37833f8beb2a3 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/python/.template.gitignore
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/python/.template.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 package-lock.json
 __pycache__
 .pytest_cache
-.env
+.venv
 *.egg-info
 
 # CDK asset staging directory