diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c6448d3..9032ee4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -60,3 +60,9 @@ pack/overrides/
 # (default OutputPath) and copied to the deploy share by Deploy-Brass.ps1
 scripts/manifest.json
 pack/manifest.json
+
+# pack/overrides/ is build output, but defaultconfigs/ holds hand-written
+# source-of-truth configs we ship as first-run defaults (see Build-Pack.ps1).
+# Whitelist that subdir so it lives in git like other source files.
+!pack/overrides/defaultconfigs/
+!pack/overrides/defaultconfigs/**
diff --git a/pack/pack.lock.json b/pack/pack.lock.json
index fc0e0ac..fa6acb3 100644
--- a/pack/pack.lock.json
+++ b/pack/pack.lock.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "Brass-and-Sigil pack.lock.json - generated, do not edit by hand unless you know what you are doing",
   "name": "Brass and Sigil",
-  "version": "0.16.1",
+  "version": "0.16.2",
   "minecraft": "1.21.1",
   "loader": {
     "type": "neoforge",