diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index d77e12a..498de31 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 # Auto detect text files and perform LF normalization
 * text=auto
+
+# Files to exclude from archives/releases
 docs export-ignore
+.gitattributes export-ignore
+.gitignore export-ignore
+README.MD export-ignore