diff --git a/index.py b/index.py
index 8a989d4..6561a49 100755
--- a/index.py
+++ b/index.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def HashFile(hash, fname):
 
 
 # ignore these files when indexing versions
-ignore = set(["index.json", "package.json", ".git"])
+ignore = set(["index.json", "package.json", ".git", ".github"])
 
 # initialize output structures - package list level
 packages = PolyMCPackageIndex()