diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 105002c..e7513d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ py-compile
 stamp-h1
 
 # === Build & dist directories ===
+/build/
+/dist/
+!/dist/releases/
+!/dist/releases/*
 build/
 dist/
 *.tar.gz