diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0851507..34b84ae 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ out/
 .cache/
 public/
 
+# BUT allow the folder and sitemap.xml inside it
+!public/
+!public/sitemap.xml
+
 # Storybook
 storybook-static