diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cbc4898..bc1f00b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -298,4 +298,5 @@ dmypy.json
 
 # End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/vscode,python
 
-repos/
+repos/*
+!repos/.gitkeep
diff --git a/repos/.gitkeep b/repos/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29