diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f3c7e76..87e8f31 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ DS_Store
 
 ## ignore all files in scripts
 scripts/*
+!scripts/.gitkeep
 
 ## ignore vscode settings
 .vscode/*
diff --git a/scripts/.gitkeep b/scripts/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29