diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 795b187a8..a5bff2971 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ jobs:
                   node-version: "20.x"
             - run: npm ci
             - run: cp config.json.example config.json
+            - run: echo '{"version":"","buildLabel":"","matchmakingBuildId":""}' > static/data/buildConfig.json
             - run: npm run build
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0b1cf50b4..d1ec73738 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 /.env
 /config.json
-/static/data/*.bin
+/static/data/**
+!/static/data/.gitkeep
 yarn.lock
 /tmp
 
diff --git a/static/data/.gitkeep b/static/data/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/static/data/buildConfig.json b/static/data/buildConfig.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 405d395ad..000000000
--- a/static/data/buildConfig.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "version": "35.6.0",
-  "buildLabel": "2024.05.15.11.07/4mPWinb13ZgMDySNQo3VeA",
-  "matchmakingBuildId": "6945333874579955227"
-}