diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5c1d963..33c7587 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # ------------------------
 # Git Ignore file patterns
-# 
+#
 # Ignore all except patterns starting with !
 # Add comments on separate lines, not same line as pattern
 # ------------------------
 
 # ------------------------
-# Ignore everthing in root directory
+# Ignore everything in root directory
 /*
 # ------------------------
 
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 # ------------------------
 
 # ------------------------
-# AstroNvim 
+# AstroNvim
+!after/
 !lua/
 !snippets/
 !init.lua
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f044e5d..8afad62 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Added
 - after: conjure menu group names for clojure filetype plugin
+- dev: dont ignore `after` directory pattern in .gitignore
 
 # 2024-07-26 Initial release