diff --git a/VisualStudio.gitignore b/VisualStudio.gitignore
index c37c7f24..c6ec875f 100644
--- a/VisualStudio.gitignore
+++ b/VisualStudio.gitignore
@@ -131,17 +131,17 @@ publish/
 *.pubxml
 
 # NuGet Packages
-packages/*
+**/packages/*
 *.nupkg
-## TODO: If the tool you use requires repositories.config
+## TODO: If the tool you use *requires* repositories.config, (note that this file is normally regenerated so you should not need it in source control)
 ## uncomment the next line
-#!packages/repositories.config
+#!**/packages/repositories.config
 
 # Enable "build/" folder in the NuGet Packages folder since
 # NuGet packages use it for MSBuild targets.
 # This line needs to be after the ignore of the build folder
 # (and the packages folder if the line above has been uncommented)
-!packages/build/
+!**/packages/build/
 
 # Windows Azure Build Output
 csx/