diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a2c0f48..9b932d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ iso_rsync/*
 automatic-changelogs/*
 monthly-git-logs/*
 images/*
+!images/.keep
 bin/docker-companion
diff --git a/images/.keep b/images/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29