diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eb3863b..b9461f3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ node_modules/
 # Flask-Babel compiled
 *.mo
 
-# Alembic
-server/migrations/versions/*.py
-!server/migrations/versions/.gitkeep
+# Alembic migrations are versioned in git (only __pycache__ is ignored, covered globally)
 
 # Logs
 *.log
diff --git a/server/migrations/versions/001_add_image_path_to_recipe_and_subtask.py b/server/migrations/versions/001_add_image_path_to_recipe_and_subtask.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1a5d39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/migrations/versions/001_add_image_path_to_recipe_and_subtask.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+"""add image_path to recipe and subtask
+
+Revision ID: 001_image_path
+Revises:
+Create Date: 2026-02-20
+
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = '001_image_path'
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = None
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.add_column('recipes', sa.Column('image_path', sa.String(500), nullable=True))
+    op.add_column('recipe_subtasks', sa.Column('image_path', sa.String(500), nullable=True))
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_column('recipe_subtasks', 'image_path')
+    op.drop_column('recipes', 'image_path')