diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9af6556a..4366c20c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ sites
 
 development
 !development/README.md
+!development/Makefile
 deploy_key
 deploy_key.pub
 .idea
\ No newline at end of file