diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cbbc1b3d0204..1f85256a088e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ codegen/sdk-codegen/smithy-build.json
 coverage
 dist
 types
+!packages/types
 
 /verdaccio/*
 !/verdaccio/config.yaml