diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f261b7b..bf5491e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 /vendor
 .vscode
-.idea
\ No newline at end of file
+.idea
+
+# hidden for installs to always request fresh copies of the dependencies instead of binding to versions cached in composer.lock and requiring an update before fetching
+composer.lock