diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 23f74b04..9ea451df 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ Changelog structure reference:
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- Project
+  - `.zig-cache` directory added to autogenerated gitignore in the project generator
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Project
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/fileTemplates/internal/gitignore b/core/src/main/resources/fileTemplates/internal/gitignore
index 84faa3d1..2590b3ff 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/fileTemplates/internal/gitignore
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/fileTemplates/internal/gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 zig-cache/
+.zig-cache/
 zig-out/
 build/
 build-*/