diff --git a/.config/CredScanSuppressions.json b/.config/CredScanSuppressions.json
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+{
+    "tool": "Credential Scanner",
+    "suppressions": [
+      {
+        "file": [
+          ".nox/install_python_libs/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/command/register.py"
+        ],
+        "_justification": "These are not real passwords. For documentation purposes only."
+      }
+    ]
+  }