diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/.gitignore b/packages/bruno-app/.gitignore
index 1afc1f3a6..26d2023a3 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@ yarn-error.log*
 # next.js
 .next/
 out/
+
+.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/GoldenEdition/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/GoldenEdition/index.js
index 4335bc235..ac6acee68 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/GoldenEdition/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/GoldenEdition/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
 import { useTheme } from 'providers/Theme/index';
 
 let posthogClient = null;
-const posthogApiKey = 'phc_7gtqSrrdZRohiozPMLIacjzgHbUlhalW1Bu16uYijMR';
+const posthogApiKey = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_API_KEY;
 const getPosthogClient = () => {
   if (posthogClient) {
     return posthogClient;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/App/useTelemetry.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/App/useTelemetry.js
index 2d79e0cab..783560bee 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/App/useTelemetry.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/App/useTelemetry.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import platformLib from 'platform';
 import { uuid } from 'utils/common';
 
 const { publicRuntimeConfig } = getConfig();
-const posthogApiKey = 'phc_7gtqSrrdZRohiozPMLIacjzgHbUlhalW1Bu16uYijMR';
+const posthogApiKey = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_API_KEY;
 let posthogClient = null;
 
 const isPlaywrightTestRunning = () => {