diff --git a/blender_manifest.toml b/blender_manifest.toml
index 38afb9c..9fb1b7b 100644
--- a/blender_manifest.toml
+++ b/blender_manifest.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ paths_exclude_pattern = [
     "/.git/",
     "/.github/",
     "/.vscode/",
+    ".gitignore",
     "/tests/",
     "__pycache__/",
 ]