diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 48fc2a1..ca64277 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 benchmark/ export-ignore
 examples/ export-ignore
 tests/ export-ignore
+.gitignore export-ignore
+.editorconfig export-ignore
+*.md export-ignore
+*.yml export-ignore
+*.xml export-ignore
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 01f1bc3..8658448 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -25,7 +25,16 @@
         "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^2.3"
     },
     "archive": {
-        "exclude": ["tests/", "benchmark/", "examples"]
+        "exclude": [
+            "tests/",
+            "benchmark/",
+            "examples/",
+            ".gitignore",
+            ".editorconfig",
+            "*.md",
+            "*.yml",
+            "*.xml"
+        ]
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {