diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index b322a45..373428b 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ def download_and_extract(url: str, *dest_dirs: str) -> None:
             tar.extractall(filter="fully_trusted")
     tmp_file.unlink()
 
+    for dest_dir in dest_dirs:
+        Path(dest_dir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
     for dll in Path("bin").glob("*.dll"):
         for dest_dir in dest_dirs:
             shutil.copy(dll, dest_dir)
diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
index 35252fd..e994ce2 100644
--- a/src/.gitignore
+++ b/src/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 LICENSE.txt
+*.dll
+*.dylib
+*.so
diff --git a/src/native/.gitignore b/src/native/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c01ec2..0000000
--- a/src/native/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-*.dll
-*.dylib
-*.so
diff --git a/src/native/linux/x64/.gitkeep b/src/native/linux/x64/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/src/native/osx/aarch64/.gitkeep b/src/native/osx/aarch64/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/src/native/windows/x64/.gitkeep b/src/native/windows/x64/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000