diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c8aefda9225..1cf08babd59 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -103,3 +103,5 @@ doc/dev-manual/*.out
 doc/pages/*.html
 doc/*.build
 src/x_build_libs.ocp
+# dev setup
+/.ocamlinit
diff --git a/.ocamlinit b/admin-scripts/ocamlinit
similarity index 100%
rename from .ocamlinit
rename to admin-scripts/ocamlinit
diff --git a/master_changes.md b/master_changes.md
index a0cd2983f97..5e31690e897 100644
--- a/master_changes.md
+++ b/master_changes.md
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ users)
   * Always open files with `O_SHARE_DELETE`, which eliminates unnecessary "access denied" errors in various situations on Windows. [#5435 @dra27]
   * Ensure the cwd is restored when launching a process fails [#5441 @dra27]
   * Fix linting on opam-crowbar.opam [#5507 @kit-ty-kate]
+  * Move the .ocamlinit script out of the root directory [#5526 @kit-ty-kate]
 
 ## Internal: Windows
   * Support MSYS2: treat MSYS2 and Cygwin as equivalent [#4813 @jonahbeckford]