diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 35a6362..5b5b6e9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
 Thumbs.db
 
 .conventionalcommits/
-.okgit/
 dist/
 bin/
+.okgit/
diff --git a/cmd/init.go b/cmd/init.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..998f8e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/init.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/rajnandan1/okgit/utils"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var initCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "init",
+	Short: "Add .okgit/ to the .gitignore file",
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		gitignorePath := filepath.Join(".", ".gitignore")
+		okgitPath := ".okgit/"
+
+		// Read the contents of the .gitignore file
+		data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(gitignorePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			utils.LogFatal(err)
+		}
+
+		// Append .okgit/ to the .gitignore file if it's not already present
+		contents := string(data)
+		if !strings.Contains(contents, okgitPath) {
+			contents += okgitPath + "\n"
+
+			// Write the updated contents back to the .gitignore file
+			err = ioutil.WriteFile(gitignorePath, []byte(contents), 0644)
+			if err != nil {
+				utils.LogFatal(err)
+			}
+
+			utils.LogOutput(".okgit/ added to .gitignore file")
+		} else {
+			utils.LogOutput(".okgit/ already present in .gitignore file")
+		}
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(initCmd)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 0853f70..cee4efd 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	// Uncomment the following line if your bare application
 	// has an action associated with it:
 	// Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { },
-	Version: "1.0.9",
+	Version: "1.0.10",
 }
 
 // Execute adds all child commands to the root command and sets flags appropriately.