diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0d4b170..c0c35c1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -413,16 +413,17 @@ FodyWeavers.xsd
 *.vsix
 
 #ignore all in root folder except the allowed values
-./**
-!./.editorconfig
-!./.gitignore
-!./LICENSE
-!./README.mdf
-!./*.[Ss][Ll][Nn]
-!./.gitea/**
-!./build/**
-!./docs/**
-!./examples/**
-!./src/**
-!./tests/**
-!./tools/**
\ No newline at end of file
+/*
+!.editorconfig
+!.gitignore
+!LICENSE
+!README.mdf
+!*.[Ss][Ll][Nn]
+!/.gitea
+!/build
+!/docs
+!/examples
+!/src
+!/tests
+!/tools
+!/*.[Ss][Ll][Nn]
\ No newline at end of file