diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 72a7725a6756a3431c2d8d15c27a5848f199fdf3..0d2be7118f09a206b6f6ff642695e0e9eea5f7c2 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ tasks.rat {
   val exclusions = mutableListOf(
     // Ignore files we track but do not distribute
     "**/.github/**/*",
+    "**/.gitkeep",
     "gradlew",
     "gradlew.bat",
     "gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties",