diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bd81e2a..87e6c6d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # This is an example and may include too much for your use-case.
 # You can modify this file to suit your needs.
 /.esphome/
-secrets.yaml
+/secrets.yaml
 /.pdm.toml
diff --git a/packages/secrets.yaml b/packages/secrets.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f697e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/secrets.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Do not put any actual secrets in this file!
+
+<<: !include ../secrets.yaml