diff --git a/talismanrc/scopes.go b/talismanrc/scopes.go
index a65a4c71..6129eb67 100644
--- a/talismanrc/scopes.go
+++ b/talismanrc/scopes.go
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ var knownScopes = map[string][]string{
 	"bazel":     {"*.bzl"},
 	"terraform": {".terraform.lock.hcl"},
 	"php":       {"composer.lock"},
-	"python":    {"poetry.lock", "Pipfile.lock"},
+	"python":    {"poetry.lock", "Pipfile.lock", "requirements.txt"},
 }
diff --git a/talismanrc/talismanrc_test.go b/talismanrc/talismanrc_test.go
index 1da13561..de2dea02 100644
--- a/talismanrc/talismanrc_test.go
+++ b/talismanrc/talismanrc_test.go
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ func TestIgnoreAdditionsByScope(t *testing.T) {
 		"python": {
 			testAddition("poetry.lock"),
 			testAddition("Pipfile.lock"),
+			testAddition("requirements.txt"),
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -300,7 +301,6 @@ func TestFor(t *testing.T) {
 
 	})
 
-
 }
 
 func TestForScan(t *testing.T) {