diff --git a/src/lit-locales/generated/.gitignore b/src/lit-locales/generated/.gitignore
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+*.js
+*.ts
diff --git a/src/lit-locales/generated/README b/src/lit-locales/generated/README
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+This folder contains modules autogenerated by `make lit_localize_build`, ran by
+webpack when serving/building the extension.
+
+Please, do not add any file to this folder other than this document and the
+.gitignore file.