diff --git a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/$.gitignore b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/$.gitignore
index 67f32126d..2756b26ed 100644
--- a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/$.gitignore
+++ b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/$.gitignore
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ DerivedData
 *.hmap
 *.ipa
 *.xcuserstate
-project.xcworkspace
+# Generated by CocoaPods for the test app.
+example/ios/*.xcworkspace/
+# Generated by react-native-test-app and contains the local Node path.
+example/ios/.xcode.env
 **/.xcode.env.local
 
 # Android/IJ
@@ -46,6 +49,10 @@ android.iml
 example/ios/Pods
 
 # Ruby
+# Bundler's configuration is generated by react-native-test-app and must remain
+# in the example project, but its installed gems are machine-local.
+example/.bundle/*
+!example/.bundle/config
 example/vendor/
 
 # node.js