# Version control of deployments

Description: How to version control your deployments

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Hardhat Ignition creates files for each deployment. The files are stored under the directory `./ignition/deployments/<DeploymentId>`. To understand the files created, please read our [Deployment artifacts](/ignition/docs/explanations/deployment-artifacts) guide.

If you want to store your deployments in version control, the recommended way is committing the entire `./ignition/deployments` directory.

Note that if you don't keep track of your deployments, you won't be able to extend your executed deployment by modifying your modules, so consider committing them.