diff --git a/aliases.sh b/aliases.sh
index 7625c49..a1880bc 100755
--- a/aliases.sh
+++ b/aliases.sh
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ alias dockerip="jq -r '.[].NetworkSettings.Networks.bridge.IPAddress'"
 
 alias pvim='poetry run vim'
 alias pshell='poetry shell'
+alias venv='source .venv/bin/activate'
 
 # dotfiles user aliases
 if [[ -f ~/.dotfiles_aliases ]]; then