diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 53396e8..6413951 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ dist/
 .coverage
 tmp/*
 vrobbler/static/*
-vrobbler/_commit.py
diff --git a/vrobbler/_commit.py b/vrobbler/_commit.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddcdfe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vrobbler/_commit.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+commit = "unknown"