diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ff7354239..9394db0ac 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Gemfile.lock
+Gemfile.local
 coverage
 *.gem
 .gallery
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index d5f00e385..c19d16738 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -62,3 +62,6 @@ end
 group :deploy do
   gem 'inquirer'
 end
+
+# add these additional dependencies into Gemfile.local
+eval_gemfile(__FILE__ + ".local") if File.exist?(__FILE__ + ".local")