diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c002910..179afe5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,11 +3,22 @@
 # Everything else is managed by the conda-smithy rerender process.
 # Please do not modify
 
+# Ignore all files and folders in root
 *
 !/conda-forge.yml
 
-!/*/
+# Don't ignore any files/folders if the parent folder is 'un-ignored'
+# This also avoids warnings when adding an already-checked file with an ignored parent.
+!/**/
+# Don't ignore any files/folders recursively in the following folders
 !/recipe/**
 !/.ci_support/**
 
+# Since we ignore files/folders recursively, any folders inside
+# build_artifacts gets ignored which trips some build systems.
+# To avoid that we 'un-ignore' all files/folders recursively
+# and only ignore the root build_artifacts folder.
+!/build_artifacts/**
+/build_artifacts
+
 *.pyc
diff --git a/.scripts/build_steps.sh b/.scripts/build_steps.sh
index 0d41f31..342b5b9 100755
--- a/.scripts/build_steps.sh
+++ b/.scripts/build_steps.sh
@@ -57,12 +57,6 @@ if [[ -f "${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT}/LICENSE.txt" ]]; then
   cp "${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT}/LICENSE.txt" "${RECIPE_ROOT}/recipe-scripts-license.txt"
 fi
 
-if [[ "${sha:-}" == "" ]]; then
-  pushd ${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT}
-  sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-  popd
-fi
-
 if [[ "${BUILD_WITH_CONDA_DEBUG:-0}" == 1 ]]; then
     if [[ "x${BUILD_OUTPUT_ID:-}" != "x" ]]; then
         EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS="${EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS:-} --output-id ${BUILD_OUTPUT_ID}"
diff --git a/.scripts/run_docker_build.sh b/.scripts/run_docker_build.sh
index db9a6e2..a16e7e7 100755
--- a/.scripts/run_docker_build.sh
+++ b/.scripts/run_docker_build.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ if [ -z ${FEEDSTOCK_NAME} ]; then
     export FEEDSTOCK_NAME=$(basename ${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT})
 fi
 
+if [[ "${sha:-}" == "" ]]; then
+  pushd "${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT}"
+  sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+  popd
+fi
+
 docker info
 
 # In order for the conda-build process in the container to write to the mounted
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 3ff47a0..6043f59 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% set name = "Alexandria" %}
-{% set version = "2.31.0" %}
+{% set version = "2.31.1" %}
 {% set build_number = 0 %}
 
 package: