diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 330dc974e..f760ea8b2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ dependency-reduced-pom.xml
 bin/
 .settings/
 .classpath
-.project
 
 .idea/
 *.iml
diff --git a/domains/.gitignore b/domains/.gitignore
index 330dc974e..f760ea8b2 100644
--- a/domains/.gitignore
+++ b/domains/.gitignore
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ dependency-reduced-pom.xml
 bin/
 .settings/
 .classpath
-.project
 
 .idea/
 *.iml
diff --git a/domains/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.domainmodels/.project b/domains/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.domainmodels/.project
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c51caa1d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/domains/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.domainmodels/.project
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>org.eclipse.lyo.tools.domainmodels</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.sirius.nature.modelingproject</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>