diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9898809..1c0877d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 /bin/*
 !/bin/.placeholder
 
+/dependencies/*
+!/dependencies/.placeholder
+
 # ignore nano's temp files
 *.swp
diff --git a/dependencies/.placeholder b/dependencies/.placeholder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29