diff --git a/bindings/go/.gitignore b/bindings/go/.gitignore
index d245c38b1..6dd54c50a 100644
--- a/bindings/go/.gitignore
+++ b/bindings/go/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 # Ignore generated libraries directory
-/libs/
-
-# Ignore any extracted libraries in development
-*.dll
-*.so
-*.dylib
+/libs/*
+# But keep the directory structure
+!/libs/.gitkeep
diff --git a/bindings/go/libs/.gitkeep b/bindings/go/libs/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb