diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index b005f97..f625854 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: packaged_addon
-          path: bin/simple-recorder.pyz
+          path: ./bin/simple-recorder.pyz
 
   upload_release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
-          files: bin/simple-recorder.pyz
+          files: ./bin/simple-recorder.pyz
           fail_on_unmatched_files: true
           prerelease: ${{ contains(github.ref, '-') }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dcad9ad..db238a8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -162,4 +162,6 @@ cython_debug/
 #  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
 #.idea/
 
-bin/
\ No newline at end of file
+
+!bin/.gitkeep
+bin/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/.gitkeep b/bin/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29