diff --git a/.templatesyncignore b/.templatesyncignore
index 468ce22..7f404e0 100644
--- a/.templatesyncignore
+++ b/.templatesyncignore
@@ -14,5 +14,9 @@ team/*-*
 # book files (configuration, usage-specific)
 book/_config.yml
 book/logo.png
+# book/_toc.yml
 ###
 # event-specific tutorials
+###
+# other files you may want to exclude once you start using your template
+# README.md