diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 235cfd7..d29c506 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ bin/coke
 bin/php*
 bin/pdepend
 bin/robo
-dist/
+!/dist
+/dist/*
+!/dist/.gitkeep
diff --git a/dist/.gitkeep b/dist/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29