diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2441a10..7769e2e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ artifacts/
 *.pidb
 *.svclog
 *.scc
-*.dll
+
+# Exclude .dll files used for building
+Sitemap.Xml/lib/*.dll
 
 # Chutzpah Test files
 _Chutzpah*
diff --git a/Sitemap.sln b/Sitemap.sln
index c82b80b..8027c4b 100644
--- a/Sitemap.sln
+++ b/Sitemap.sln
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ VisualStudioVersion = 14.0.23107.0
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Sitemap.Xml", "Sitemap.Xml\Sitemap.Xml.csproj", "{B902EBF7-2D00-4798-87F4-851B1B3070FE}"
 EndProject
+Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution Items", "{11685196-7638-4DE7-89D7-92C387673E82}"
+	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
+		.gitignore = .gitignore
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU