diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a81c8ee..ee348aa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -136,3 +136,6 @@ dmypy.json
 
 # Cython debug symbols
 cython_debug/
+
+# pycharm dev env
+.idea/
diff --git a/news/57.feature b/news/57.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d765cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/57.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add the ``category`` field to ``Manifest``.
diff --git a/src/manifestoo_core/manifest.py b/src/manifestoo_core/manifest.py
index 0a99520..6eb646b 100644
--- a/src/manifestoo_core/manifest.py
+++ b/src/manifestoo_core/manifest.py
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ def author(self) -> Optional[str]:
         """The value of the author field."""
         return self._get("author", _check_optional_str, default=None)
 
+    @property
+    def category(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        """The value of the category field."""
+        return self._get("category", _check_optional_str, default=None)
+
     @property
     def website(self) -> Optional[str]:
         """The value of the website field."""