diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8a30d25..6b22146 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ bld/
 [Ll]og/
 [Ll]ogs/
 
+# Allow docs release notes (override Visual Studio build ignores)
+!docs/
+!docs/releases/
+!docs/releases/**
+
 # Visual Studio 2015/2017 cache/options directory
 .vs/
 # Uncomment if you have tasks that create the project's static files in wwwroot