diff --git a/assets/dist/.gitkeep b/assets/dist/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d98536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/dist/.gitkeep
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+This file silences a dev-only Django warning
+that occurs when the staticfiles directory doesn't exist.
diff --git a/staticfiles/.gitkeep b/staticfiles/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d98536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staticfiles/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This file silences a dev-only Django warning
+that occurs when the staticfiles directory doesn't exist.