diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 12075374..c74d07f5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#/plugins
 /shims
 /version
 /versions
diff --git a/plugins/.gitignore b/plugins/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dcb2cc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/*
+!/.gitignore
+!/python-build