# Jekyll 3.8.6 | Error: getting \`.gitkeep\` version is not defined **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [July 18, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/jekyll-3-8-6-error-getting-gitkeep-version-is-not-defined/3088 "2019-07-18T13:05:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![webuimaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a587f6/32.png) [@webuimaker](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/webuimaker)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/jekyll-3-8-6-error-getting-gitkeep-version-is-not-defined/3088/1 "2019-07-18T13:05:43Z")
I am getting this error when I run bundle exec jekyll server and i tried all other thing but resolve, please help . jekyll 3.8.6 | Error: getting `.gitkeep` version is not defined ---
**Author:** ![rdyar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.jekyllrb.com/rdyar/32/710_2.png) [@rdyar](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/rdyar)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/jekyll-3-8-6-error-getting-gitkeep-version-is-not-defined/3088/2 "2019-07-18T16:26:28Z")
are you using gitkeep? if not can you delete it? Is this keeping the site from being built? is there a link to the repo? ---
**Author:** ![webuimaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a587f6/32.png) [@webuimaker](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/webuimaker)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 2:01am UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/jekyll-3-8-6-error-getting-gitkeep-version-is-not-defined/3088/3 "2019-07-19T02:01:19Z")
no I am not using gitkeep and I tried new Jekyll from Jekyll new command then I get same error. ---
**Author:** ![webuimaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a587f6/32.png) [@webuimaker](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/webuimaker)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 2:33am UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/jekyll-3-8-6-error-getting-gitkeep-version-is-not-defined/3088/4 "2019-07-19T02:33:27Z")
I checked Gems and due to gem “jekyll-compress-images”, I am getting this error and I did not why this error is coming.