diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dbce863..293775c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -108,4 +108,5 @@ venv.bak/
 
 .idea/*
 
-ex_output/*
\ No newline at end of file
+ex_output/*
+!ex_output/README.rst
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/ex_output/README.rst b/examples/ex_output/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29