diff --git a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/package.json b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/package.json
index 0a9414d..d5576d1 100644
--- a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/package.json
+++ b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/package.json
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
   "scripts": {
     "check": "tsc --noEmit",
     "build": "pnpm check && tsup-node --env.NODE_ENV production",
-    "prepublishOnly": "node --loader tsm src/prepare.ts",
-    "postpublish": "node --loader tsm src/prepare.ts --restore",
     "start": "tsup-node --env.NODE_ENV development --watch",
     "test": "NODE_ENV=test node --loader tsm --enable-source-maps bin/test.ts"
   },
diff --git a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/src/app.ts b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/src/app.ts
index fbe50f0..dcf3f86 100644
--- a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/src/app.ts
+++ b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/src/app.ts
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ export class Application extends Program<Definition, Input> {
 
     this.step(`Creating new project in ${this.bgBlue(` ${outDir} `)} ... 🐇`);
     this.copyTemplate(input, templatePath);
+    this.copyGitignore(input);
   }
 
   async start(input: Input): Promise<boolean> {
@@ -471,6 +472,16 @@ export class Application extends Program<Definition, Input> {
     }
   }
 
+  copyGitignore(input: Input) {
+    this.step("Copying `.gitignore` file...");
+
+    if (!input.dryRun) {
+      const gitignore = path.join(__dirname, "..", "stubs", "gitignore");
+      const dotGitignore = path.join(input.outDir, ".gitignore");
+      cpSync(gitignore, dotGitignore, { force: true });
+    }
+  }
+
   copyTemplate(input: Input, templatePath: string): void {
     if (!input.dryRun) {
       const outDir = input.outDir;
diff --git a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/src/prepare.ts b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/src/prepare.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index befdbea..0000000
--- a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/src/prepare.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-import { existsSync, readdirSync, renameSync } from "node:fs";
-import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
-import { logError, logInfo, logSuccess } from "./console";
-import { __dirname } from "./utils";
-
-function renameGitignore(dir: string, restore = false) {
-  const files = readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
-
-  for (const file of files) {
-    const filePath = join(dir, file.name);
-
-    if (file.isDirectory()) {
-      renameGitignore(filePath, restore);
-    } else if (file.name === (restore ? ".gitignore" : "gitignore")) {
-      const newName = join(dir, restore ? "gitignore" : ".gitignore");
-      renameSync(filePath, newName);
-      logSuccess(`Renamed "${filePath}" to "${newName}"`);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-const templates = join(dirname(__dirname), "stubs", "templates");
-const restore = process.argv.includes("--restore");
-
-if (restore) {
-  logInfo("Restoring files to their original names...");
-} else {
-  logInfo("Backing up files to gitignore...");
-}
-
-if (existsSync(templates)) {
-  renameGitignore(templates, restore);
-} else {
-  logError(`The "${templates}" directory doesn't exist.`);
-}
diff --git a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/deno-biome/gitignore b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/deno-biome/gitignore
rename to libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/gitignore
diff --git a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/deno/gitignore b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/deno/gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d4c0aa..0000000
--- a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/deno/gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# build output
-dist/
-
-# generated types
-.astro/
-
-# dependencies
-node_modules/
-
-# logs
-npm-debug.log*
-yarn-debug.log*
-yarn-error.log*
-pnpm-debug.log*
-
-# environment variables
-.env
-.env.production
-
-# macOS-specific files
-.DS_Store
diff --git a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/node-biome/gitignore b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/node-biome/gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d4c0aa..0000000
--- a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/node-biome/gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# build output
-dist/
-
-# generated types
-.astro/
-
-# dependencies
-node_modules/
-
-# logs
-npm-debug.log*
-yarn-debug.log*
-yarn-error.log*
-pnpm-debug.log*
-
-# environment variables
-.env
-.env.production
-
-# macOS-specific files
-.DS_Store
diff --git a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/node/gitignore b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/node/gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d4c0aa..0000000
--- a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/node/gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# build output
-dist/
-
-# generated types
-.astro/
-
-# dependencies
-node_modules/
-
-# logs
-npm-debug.log*
-yarn-debug.log*
-yarn-error.log*
-pnpm-debug.log*
-
-# environment variables
-.env
-.env.production
-
-# macOS-specific files
-.DS_Store
diff --git a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/none-biome/gitignore b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/none-biome/gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d4c0aa..0000000
--- a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/none-biome/gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# build output
-dist/
-
-# generated types
-.astro/
-
-# dependencies
-node_modules/
-
-# logs
-npm-debug.log*
-yarn-debug.log*
-yarn-error.log*
-pnpm-debug.log*
-
-# environment variables
-.env
-.env.production
-
-# macOS-specific files
-.DS_Store
diff --git a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/none/gitignore b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/none/gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d4c0aa..0000000
--- a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/none/gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# build output
-dist/
-
-# generated types
-.astro/
-
-# dependencies
-node_modules/
-
-# logs
-npm-debug.log*
-yarn-debug.log*
-yarn-error.log*
-pnpm-debug.log*
-
-# environment variables
-.env
-.env.production
-
-# macOS-specific files
-.DS_Store