diff --git a/.stow-local-ignore b/.stow-local-ignore
index 2f07252..0c3072c 100644
--- a/.stow-local-ignore
+++ b/.stow-local-ignore
@@ -28,3 +28,5 @@ _darcs
 scripts      # scripts directory to be ignored
 shell        # various shell configurations need not be stowed.
 .DS_store
+README.md
+.*/\.git