diff --git a/.stow-global-ignore b/.stow-global-ignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdf2fd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.stow-global-ignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+\.git
+\.gitea
+\.github
+\.gitignore
+\.stow-global-ignore
+__pycache__
+^/README.*
+^/LICENSE.*
+^/COPYING
+