diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a898430..9e6135b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,5 @@ __pycache__
 *.pyc
 
 # Distribution / packaging
-build
 dist
 *.egg-info
diff --git a/docs/build/.gitignore b/docs/build/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6b7ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/build/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore