diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ba72343d..a8bcdd35 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Temporary Items
 .Trash-*
 
 # Ignore all modules except the default modules.
-modules
+modules/*
 !modules/default
 
 # Ignore changes to the custom css files but keep the sample and main.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3b9a4aad..2b7f191e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ planned for 2026-01-01
 - [core] refactor: replace `XMLHttpRequest` with `fetch` in `translator.js` (#3950)
 - [tests] migrate e2e tests to Playwright (#3950)
 - [calendar] refactor: migrate CalendarFetcher to ES6 class and improve error handling (#3958)
+- [gitignore] cleanup/simplify .gitignore (#3952, #3954, #3968)
 
 ### Fixed