diff --git a/Packer.gitignore b/Packer.gitignore
index f2d0a319..2cbc1ad0 100644
--- a/Packer.gitignore
+++ b/Packer.gitignore
@@ -4,5 +4,13 @@ packer_cache/
 # Crash log
 crash.log
 
+# https://www.packer.io/guides/hcl/variables
+# Exclude all .pkrvars.hcl files, which are likely to contain sensitive data, 
+# such as password, private keys, and other secrets. These should not be part of 
+# version control as they are data points which are potentially sensitive and 
+# subject to change depending on the environment.
+#
+*.pkrvars.hcl
+
 # For built boxes
 *.box
diff --git a/Terraform.gitignore b/Terraform.gitignore
index 22fca496..b1a7167f 100644
--- a/Terraform.gitignore
+++ b/Terraform.gitignore
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 crash.log
 crash.*.log
 
-# Exclude all .tfvars files, which are likely to contain sentitive data, such as
-# password, private keys, and other secrets. These should not be part of version
-# control as they are data points which are potentially sensitive and subject
+# Exclude all .tfvars files, which are likely to contain sensitive data, such as
+# password, private keys, and other secrets. These should not be part of version 
+# control as they are data points which are potentially sensitive and subject 
 # to change depending on the environment.
 #
 *.tfvars