diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c1790bf..13451d3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-state/
 system-packages-*.yaml
diff --git a/state/.gitignore b/state/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6b7ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/state/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore