diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b2b6afb21544f..fbc891a18741f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ cscope*
 perf
 .bash_history
 *.json
+!statuses.json
 *.params
 *.ro
 *.onnx
diff --git a/statuses.json b/statuses.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0967ef424bce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statuses.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}