diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 716db8102..0861c3136 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-# Exclude files related to git when generating an archive
+test/ export-ignore
 .git* export-ignore
+CONTRIBUTING.md export-ignore
+icingaweb2-ruleset.xml export-ignore
+phpcs.xml export-ignore
+RELEASE.md export-ignore
 
 # Include version information on `git archive'
 /application/VERSION export-subst