diff --git a/docs/source/changes.md b/docs/source/changes.md
index 94cdc796..6d560354 100644
--- a/docs/source/changes.md
+++ b/docs/source/changes.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ releases are available on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/pytask) and
   to {user}`felixschmitz` for the report! The feature is enabled by adding an
   `attributes` field on `PNode` and `PProvisionalNode` that will be mandatory on custom
   nodes in v0.6.0.
+- {pull}`662` adds the `.pixi` folder to be ignored by default during the collection.
 
 ## 0.5.2 - 2024-12-19
 
diff --git a/src/_pytask/config.py b/src/_pytask/config.py
index 4b897b5a..5ec826ac 100644
--- a/src/_pytask/config.py
+++ b/src/_pytask/config.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     from pluggy import PluginManager
 
 
-_IGNORED_FOLDERS: list[str] = [".git/*", ".venv/*"]
+_IGNORED_FOLDERS: list[str] = [".git/*", ".venv/*", ".pixi/*"]
 
 
 _IGNORED_FILES: list[str] = [