diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 87cd64b7d2e..0afe18a80a7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,5 +40,6 @@
 !/test/
 !/tsconfig.json
 !/webpack.config.js
+!cache.json
 tap-testdir*/
 !/cli/
diff --git a/cache.json b/cache.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e26dfeeb6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cache.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2797a66a085..abb83a12731 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@
   "templateOSS": {
     "//@npmcli/template-oss": "This file is partially managed by @npmcli/template-oss. Edits may be overwritten.",
     "version": "4.23.5",
-    "content": "./scripts/template-oss"
+    "content": "./scripts/template-oss",
+    "allowPaths": [
+      "cache.json"
+    ]
   }
 }