diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3817f1b..fc1994b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -49,4 +49,8 @@ stage/
 build
 bin
 btop
-.*/
\ No newline at end of file
+.*/
+
+
+#do not ignore .github directory
+!.github
\ No newline at end of file