diff --git a/frontend/.gitignore b/frontend/.gitignore
index 3f9bc1b0..5b5d80b6 100644
--- a/frontend/.gitignore
+++ b/frontend/.gitignore
@@ -31,3 +31,6 @@ src/lib/paraglide
 # src/lib/generated/api.ts
 src/lib/paraglide_bak*
 /coverage
+
+# Playwright auth state — regenerated at the start of each CI run via auth.setup.ts
+e2e/.auth/