diff --git a/scripts/data/.gitignore b/scripts/data/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7438206064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/data/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
+!blocklist.json
+!statuses.json
\ No newline at end of file