diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 02c4fcd79..cef7b7b4c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 *.csv
 *.mmdb
 *.svg
+!*/logo-black.svg
 
 # Snapshots
 ## ... large
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 378751a3f..948752ee9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <p align="center">
-  <img alt="the milli logo" src="logo-black.svg">
+  <img alt="the milli logo" src="assets/logo-black.svg">
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">a concurrent indexer combined with fast and relevant search algorithms</p>
diff --git a/logo-black.svg b/assets/logo-black.svg
similarity index 100%
rename from logo-black.svg
rename to assets/logo-black.svg