diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 531d4cf..b579823 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@
 /src/pb_*.c
 /src/pb.h
 /*.pb
+/venv
+/protoc.exe
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..779a5a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+protobuf
\ No newline at end of file