diff --git a/.cache/.gitkeep b/.cache/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3cb0d90..e37a434 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ nwn-tool
 sow-toolkit
 
 # Go / build cache
-.cache/
-.cache/**
+.cache/*
+!.cache/.gitkeep
 
 # nix build symlink
 result