diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1b9d826a..aafd8b4e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ _site/
 *.bat
 *.tmp
 /lib
-_publish/
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+.publish/
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diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index f521c3d0..91a6a8e1 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ exclude:
   - package.json
   - gulpfile.js
   - README.md
-  - _publish
+  - .publish
 
 collections:
   categories:
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index dd66939d..b5c944ec 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -71,5 +71,5 @@ gulp.task('lib', ['clean:lib'], function () {
 
 gulp.task('deploy', [], function () {
     return gulp.src(paths.dist + '**/*')
-        .pipe(ghPages({ cacheDir: './_publish' }));
+        .pipe(ghPages({ cacheDir: './.publish' }));
 });
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