diff --git a/opensearch-observability/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/observability/resources/bwc/.gitignore b/opensearch-observability/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/observability/resources/bwc/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c975a6ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-observability/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/observability/resources/bwc/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# ignore artifacts in this directory
+!.gitignore