diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7e6c741b5c..e1c303d217 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -59,3 +59,4 @@ yarn-debug.log*
 
 /config/credentials.yml.enc
 /config/master.key
+.secrets
diff --git a/.secrets.example b/.secrets.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1febf16f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.secrets.example
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# .secrets file define github secrets value locally
+DEPENDABOT_PR_APP_ID=123456
+DEPENDABOT_PR_APP_INSTALLATION_ID=123456
+DEPENDABOT_PR_APP_PRIVATE_KEY="-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n....\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----"
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