diff --git a/ARM_Tag_FW/Newton_M3_nRF52811/core/.gitignore b/ARM_Tag_FW/Newton_M3_nRF52811/core/.gitignore
index 3760422f..aabdaf40 100644
--- a/ARM_Tag_FW/Newton_M3_nRF52811/core/.gitignore
+++ b/ARM_Tag_FW/Newton_M3_nRF52811/core/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 /appstate.json
 **/.cache/*
+
+# ignore all packages except framework-arduinonordicnrf5
+/packages/**/
+!/packages/framework-arduinonordicnrf5/
+!/packages/framework-arduinonordicnrf5/**
diff --git a/ARM_Tag_FW/Newton_M3_nRF52811/core/packages/.gitignore b/ARM_Tag_FW/Newton_M3_nRF52811/core/packages/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 58f22ff5..00000000
--- a/ARM_Tag_FW/Newton_M3_nRF52811/core/packages/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-**/tool-bossac-nordicnrf52/*
-**/tool-jlink/*
-**/tool-openocd/*
-**/tool-scons/*
-**/tool-sreccat/*
-**/toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi/*
diff --git a/ARM_Tag_FW/nrf52811_Platformio_AP/core/.gitignore b/ARM_Tag_FW/nrf52811_Platformio_AP/core/.gitignore
index 3760422f..aabdaf40 100644
--- a/ARM_Tag_FW/nrf52811_Platformio_AP/core/.gitignore
+++ b/ARM_Tag_FW/nrf52811_Platformio_AP/core/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 /appstate.json
 **/.cache/*
+
+# ignore all packages except framework-arduinonordicnrf5
+/packages/**/
+!/packages/framework-arduinonordicnrf5/
+!/packages/framework-arduinonordicnrf5/**
diff --git a/ARM_Tag_FW/nrf52811_Platformio_AP/core/packages/.gitignore b/ARM_Tag_FW/nrf52811_Platformio_AP/core/packages/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 7db7eb60..00000000
--- a/ARM_Tag_FW/nrf52811_Platformio_AP/core/packages/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-**/tool-bossac-nordicnrf52/*
-**/tool-jlink/*
-**/tool-nrfjprog/*
-**/tool-openocd/*
-**/tool-scons/*
-**/tool-sreccat/*
-**/toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi/*