diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 549e00a..a838fac 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ build/
 
 ### VS Code ###
 .vscode/
+src/main/resources/application.properties
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index cd8b32e..1b90dc2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 spring.application.name=AssistDBBackend
 spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/prudencetest
 spring.datasource.username=root
-spring.datasource.password=password
+spring.datasource.password=Pompom.21
 server.port=9001
 
 logging.level.org.springframework.boot.web.embedded.tomcat=INFO