diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1a58da28c9..77a4d62e58 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ docs/extensions/api
 site/
 lerna-debug.log
 coverage
+dist
+node_modules
diff --git a/packages/bump-version-for-cron/.gitignore b/packages/bump-version-for-cron/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 1eae0cf670..0000000000
--- a/packages/bump-version-for-cron/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-dist/
-node_modules/
diff --git a/packages/core/.gitignore b/packages/core/.gitignore
index 81f59a8598..2ac9023ff1 100644
--- a/packages/core/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/core/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 static/build/
 build/webpack/
 binaries/
-dist/
-node_modules/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/ensure-binaries/.gitignore b/packages/ensure-binaries/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 1eae0cf670..0000000000
--- a/packages/ensure-binaries/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-dist/
-node_modules/
diff --git a/packages/extension-api/.gitignore b/packages/extension-api/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 763301fc00..0000000000
--- a/packages/extension-api/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-dist/
-node_modules/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/generate-tray-icons/.gitignore b/packages/generate-tray-icons/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 1eae0cf670..0000000000
--- a/packages/generate-tray-icons/.gitignore
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-dist/
-node_modules/
diff --git a/packages/node-fetch/.gitignore b/packages/node-fetch/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 1eae0cf670..0000000000
--- a/packages/node-fetch/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-dist/
-node_modules/
diff --git a/packages/open-lens/.gitignore b/packages/open-lens/.gitignore
index 32589ce2ce..c465bfc76f 100644
--- a/packages/open-lens/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/open-lens/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 static/build
 binaries/
-dist/
-node_modules/
 *.mjs
 *.mjs.map
diff --git a/packages/release-tool/.gitignore b/packages/release-tool/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 1eae0cf670..0000000000
--- a/packages/release-tool/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-dist/
-node_modules/
diff --git a/packages/semver/.gitignore b/packages/semver/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 1eae0cf670..0000000000
--- a/packages/semver/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-dist/
-node_modules/