diff --git a/.syncignore b/.syncignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6119a0f90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.syncignore
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Frontend
+**/node_modules
+**/.next
+**/.eslintrc.json
+**/.jest.config.js
+**/jest.config.jest
+**/.prettierignore
+**/.prettierrc.json
+**/__tests__
+**/npm-debug.log
+**/*__mocks__
+
+# Ignore Python-Specific Files
+**/.mypy_cache/
+**/.nox/
+**/.pytest_cache/
+**/__pycache__/
+**/.coverage
+**/*.pyc
+**/*.pyo
+**/*.pyd
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c463eda296..618590103d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,9 +15,16 @@ The types of changes are:
 - `Fixed` for any bug fixes.
 - `Security` in case of vulnerabilities.
 
-## [2.41.0](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/compare/2.40.0...2.41.0)
+## [Unreleased](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/compare/2.41.0...main)
+
+### Added
+- Add AWS Tags in the meta field for Fides system when using `fides generate` [#4998](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/pull/4998)
 
-- Add AWS Tags in the meta field for Fides system when using `fides generate` [#4998](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/pull/4998).
+### Developer Experience
+- Add `.syncignore` to reduce file sync size with new volumes [#5104](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/pull/5104)
+
+
+## [2.41.0](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/compare/2.40.0...2.41.0)
 
 ### Added
 - Added erasure support for Alchemer integration [#4925](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/pull/4925)