diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index f9d846ddcc26f76d8e5511e33f0a3db708c64dca..7e0d99a94c715bd1890f0a73b7f4c135a3c31f81 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
   deny from all
 </Files>
 
+# Protect CVS directories:
+<Files *CVS>
+  order deny,allow
+  deny from all
+</Files>
+
 # Customized server error messages:
 ErrorDocument 400 /error.php
 ErrorDocument 402 /error.php