diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8ffd9f4..a762a56 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 # Generated by Cargo
 # will have compiled files and executables
 debug/
-target/
-
-# Remove Cargo.lock from gitignore if creating an executable, leave it for libraries
-# More information here https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/guide/cargo-toml-vs-cargo-lock.html
-Cargo.lock
 
 # These are backup files generated by rustfmt
 **/*.rs.bk
 
+# Added by cargo
+#
+# already existing elements were commented out
+
+/target
+Cargo.lock