diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 67b291e..0b26089 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 .nogit/
-node_modules/
+
+# artifacts
 coverage/
 public/
-pages/
+
+# installs
+node_modules/
+
+# caches
+.yarn/
+.cache/
+.rpt2_cache
+
+# builds
+dist/
+dist_*/
+
+#------# custom
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index aae95cc..46739c7 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2025-01-14 - 1.0.6 - fix(core)
+Update .gitignore to improve ignored paths
+
+- Ignored various build and cache directories to reduce clutter in the repository.
+- Refactored .gitignore to categorize ignored paths for better readability and maintenance.
+
 ## 2025-01-14 - 1.0.5 - fix(package)
 Fix scripts section in package.json by adding missing comma
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 697dae9..9b139ba 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/beautyfiglet',
-  version: '1.0.5',
+  version: '1.0.6',
   description: 'A Node.js module for creating figlet text displays.'
 }