diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e985309..1323f1a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ __pycache__
 
 api/tts/chatgpt_api_config.py
 
-dependencies/*
\ No newline at end of file
+dependencies/*
+
+!dependencies/.gitkeep
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dependencies/.gitkeep b/dependencies/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29