diff --git a/cloud-functions/python/.gitignore b/cloud-functions/python/.gitignore
index 128b9c0..8ad2860 100644
--- a/cloud-functions/python/.gitignore
+++ b/cloud-functions/python/.gitignore
@@ -65,4 +65,6 @@ node_modules/
 # dotenv environment variables file
 .env
 
-venv
\ No newline at end of file
+venv
+
+.pkl
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cloud-functions/python/functions/.gcloudignore b/cloud-functions/python/functions/.gcloudignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a616cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cloud-functions/python/functions/.gcloudignore
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# This file specifies files that are *not* uploaded to Google Cloud
+# using gcloud. It follows the same syntax as .gitignore, with the addition of
+# "#!include" directives (which insert the entries of the given .gitignore-style
+# file at that point).
+#
+# For more information, run:
+#   $ gcloud topic gcloudignore
+#
+.gcloudignore
+# If you would like to upload your .git directory, .gitignore file or files
+# from your .gitignore file, remove the corresponding line
+# below:
+.git
+.gitignore
+
+node_modules
+#!include:.gitignore