diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cee813fe..c62c7e5d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ null/
 .svn/
 .swiftpm/
 migrate_working_dir/
+tmp/*
+!tmp/.gitkeep
 
 # IntelliJ related
 *.iml
diff --git a/tmp/.gitkeep b/tmp/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b137891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tmp/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+