diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 17bae38f..ddc5b2dc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ collections/*
 
 # Ignore test directory
 test
+
+# Ignore installed ansible collections
+/.ansible
diff --git a/.gitleaks.toml b/.gitleaks.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..111f838c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitleaks.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[allowlist]
+  description = "Global Allowlist"
+  paths = [
+    # Ignore downloaded collections
+    '''(?:^|\/)\.ansible\/collections\/''',
+  ]