diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2b4076f1..e08e6d58 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -212,4 +212,6 @@ cron_jobs/credentials/
 # Bootstrap and Fontawesome fonts and icons
 assets/bootstrap-*/
 assets/fontawesome-*/
-/mcdp2
+
+#MCDP2 - a tool used for Regulatory Feature Enrichment Analysis
+/mcdp2
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