diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d5ac756..7d67f13 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 venv/
 __pycache__/
 src/data/announcements/*
+!src/data/announcements/.gitkeep
 config.json
diff --git a/src/data/announcements/.gitkeep b/src/data/announcements/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29