diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index f316f1c..0323a2e 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ if [[ -r "${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/p10k-instant-prompt-${(%):-%n}.zsh" ]]
   source "${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/p10k-instant-prompt-${(%):-%n}.zsh"
 fi
 
+# persist history
+HISTFILE=$HOME/.zsh_history
+HISTSIZE=10000
+SAVEHIST=10000
+setopt appendhistory
+
+
 # load theme
 ozsh_load theme powerlevel10k