diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a6548f84..babf1035 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 # include markdowns
 !README.md
 !LICENSE
-!CONTRIBUTING.md
 
 # include sourcecode
 !src/
@@ -23,4 +22,7 @@
 !.gitignore
 
 # code format to reduce noise in git commits
-!codeformat/
\ No newline at end of file
+!codeformat/
+
+# Github specific files and directories
+!.github/
\ No newline at end of file